{"id":99,"date":"2020-08-26T10:23:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-26T07:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2025-09-02T18:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:31:44","slug":"home11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/home11\/","title":{"rendered":"Home1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"99\" class=\"elementor elementor-99\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0a8f6d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b0a8f6d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f052687\" data-id=\"f052687\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Umm Forat\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39415de s1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39415de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Raising My Kids in Israel\/Palestine\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cd36e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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category-raising-children-to-resist tag-adolescence tag-checkpoints tag-israel-palestine tag-occupation\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/switching-clothing-switching-identities\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/checkpoint-drive-300x157.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7512\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/checkpoint-drive-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/checkpoint-drive-1024x537.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/checkpoint-drive-768x403.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/checkpoint-drive-18x9.jpeg 18w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/checkpoint-drive-750x393.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/checkpoint-drive-1140x598.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/checkpoint-drive.jpeg 1253w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/switching-clothing-switching-identities\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tSwitching Clothing, Switching Identities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 26, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\t4 Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Uniformed children streamed out of the school building, the older girls wearing the thick, long sleeved, polo shirts favored by the administration because, unlike the<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/switching-clothing-switching-identities\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Switching Clothing, Switching Identities\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5410 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-military-force category-raising-children-to-resist tag-adolescence tag-childrens-fears tag-iran tag-israel-palestine tag-missiles tag-parenting\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/hiding-in-the-closet-as-iranian-missiles-fall\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" src=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hiding-in-closet-300x164.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5428\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hiding-in-closet-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hiding-in-closet-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hiding-in-closet-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hiding-in-closet-1536x838.png 1536w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hiding-in-closet-2048x1117.png 2048w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/hiding-in-closet-18x10.png 18w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/hiding-in-the-closet-as-iranian-missiles-fall\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHiding in the Closet as Iranian Missiles Fall\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 19, 2025\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\t8 Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I\u2019m trying to keep my kids safe. But in Palestinian areas there are no shelters, and my adolescent daughter refuses to hide in the closet.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/hiding-in-the-closet-as-iranian-missiles-fall\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Hiding in the Closet as Iranian Missiles Fall\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4724 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-military-force category-raising-children-to-resist tag-apartheid tag-demonstrations tag-israel tag-jericho tag-occupation tag-palestine tag-tel-aviv\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/democracy-for-some-apartheid-for-others\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jericho-horizontal-checkpoint-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5058\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jericho-horizontal-checkpoint-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jericho-horizontal-checkpoint-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jericho-horizontal-checkpoint-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jericho-horizontal-checkpoint-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jericho-horizontal-checkpoint-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/jericho-horizontal-checkpoint-16x12.jpg 16w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/democracy-for-some-apartheid-for-others\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDemocracy for Some, Apartheid for Others\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 26, 2023\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\t25 Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>The Israeli army closed the city of Jericho on one of the busiest tourist days of the year. We spent hours waiting outside the checkpoint.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/democracy-for-some-apartheid-for-others\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Democracy for Some, Apartheid for Others\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4698 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bureaucracy-of-control category-fitting-in category-military-force category-raising-children-to-resist tag-apartheid tag-israel tag-palestine tag-parenting\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/is-your-mother-one-of-those-soldiers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1\u05e4\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9-\u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5061\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1\u05e4\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9-\u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1\u05e4\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9-\u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1\u05e4\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9-\u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1\u05e4\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9-\u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1\u05e4\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9-\u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/1\u05e4\u05e1\u05d8\u05d9\u05d1\u05dc-\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd-\u05e9\u05d9\u05e9\u05d9-\u05d1\u05e8\u05de\u05d0\u05dc\u05dc\u05d4-16x12.jpg 16w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/is-your-mother-one-of-those-soldiers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIs your mother one of those soldiers?\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 17, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\t29 Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>When my daughter said that I speak Hebrew, a girl in summer camp pantomimed firing a gun and asked, \u201cIs your mother one of them?\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/is-your-mother-one-of-those-soldiers\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Is your mother one of those soldiers?\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fitting-in tag-cancer tag-grief tag-israel-palestine tag-mourning tag-occupation\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/in-loving-memory-of-tally-kritzman-amir-may-7-1979-may-14-2022\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" src=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/featured-photo-In-loving-memory-300x174.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5073\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/featured-photo-In-loving-memory-300x174.webp 300w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/featured-photo-In-loving-memory-1024x595.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/featured-photo-In-loving-memory-768x446.webp 768w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/featured-photo-In-loving-memory-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/featured-photo-In-loving-memory-1200x700.webp 1200w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/featured-photo-In-loving-memory.webp 1500w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/in-loving-memory-of-tally-kritzman-amir-may-7-1979-may-14-2022\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tIn Loving Memory of Tally Kritzman-Amir (May 7, 1979 \u2013 May 14, 2022)\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMay 23, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\t45 Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Under different circumstances, I would have asked my wise friend Tally for advice on how to be a good friend to someone who is dying.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/in-loving-memory-of-tally-kritzman-amir-may-7-1979-may-14-2022\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about In Loving Memory of Tally Kritzman-Amir (May 7, 1979 \u2013 May 14, 2022)\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4660 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fitting-in tag-interfaith tag-israel-palestine tag-multiculturalism tag-parenting tag-school\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/looking-for-a-school-that-can-handle-my-kids-identities\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20200323_091045-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5065\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20200323_091045-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20200323_091045-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20200323_091045-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20200323_091045-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20200323_091045-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/IMG_20200323_091045.jpg 2000w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/looking-for-a-school-that-can-handle-my-kids-identities\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLooking for a School that Can Handle My Kids\u2019 Identities\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tApril 7, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\t24 Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>My children\u2019s cousins in the Jabalia refugee camp are fasting for Ramadan. On the other side of our family, their cousins are doing Passover cleaning.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/looking-for-a-school-that-can-handle-my-kids-identities\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Looking for a School that Can Handle My Kids\u2019 Identities\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4650 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-raising-children-to-resist tag-childhood tag-imagination tag-israel-palestine tag-tooth-fairy tag-womens-rights\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/forat-discovers-the-truth-about-the-tooth-fairy\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tooth-fairy-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5070\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tooth-fairy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tooth-fairy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tooth-fairy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tooth-fairy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tooth-fairy-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tooth-fairy-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ummforat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tooth-fairy.jpg 1500w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ummforat.com\/en\/forat-discovers-the-truth-about-the-tooth-fairy\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tForat Discovers the Truth about the Tooth Fairy\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tMarch 23, 2022\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\t8 Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I enjoyed cultivating the Tooth Fairy as a heroine. 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