I have never understood why it is called losing a child. No parent is …

Jodi Picoult
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I have never understood why it is called losing a child. No parent is that careless. We all know exactly where our sons and daughters are; we just don't necessarily want them to be there ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel, p.270, Simon and Schuster
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I look for places like me: big, hollow, forgotten by most everyone. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel, p.95, Simon and Schuster
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Frankly, I wonder who Frank was, and why he has an adverb all to himself. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2010). House Rules: A Novel, p.117, Simon and Schuster

I have never understood why it is called losing a child. No parent is that careless. We all know exactly where our sons and daughters are; we just don't necessarily want them to be there ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel, p.270, Simon and Schuster

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