My son asks, "Why am I me?" What do I say?

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Tell your son to look in the mirror. ask him, “what do you see? tell him that he is a one-of-a-kind person. that no one on earth looks exactly like him. his fingers are only his and toes are his only. you might also tell him about snow flakes not one looking like another. its Gods plan.

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