I feel like I failed, I said. Don't beat yourself up, Jim said. She mi…

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I feel like I failed, I said. Don't beat yourself up, Jim said. She might not have turned out like you planned, but that don't mean she turned out wrong. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2010). Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, p.264, Simon and Schuster
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I feel like I failed, I said. Don't beat yourself up, Jim said. She might not have turned out like you planned, but that don't mean she turned out wrong. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2010). Half Broke Horses: A True-Life Novel, p.264, Simon and Schuster

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