This was always the problem with my mother and me, I suddenly realized…

Sarah Dessen
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This was always the problem with my mother and me, I suddenly realized. There were so many things we thought we agreed on, but anythign can have two meanings. Like sides of a coin, it just matters how it falls. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). The Truth About Forever, p.198, Penguin UK
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This was always the problem with my mother and me, I suddenly realized. There were so many things we thought we agreed on, but anythign can have two meanings. Like sides of a coin, it just matters how it falls. ✨ Sarah Dessen (2008). The Truth About Forever, p.198, Penguin UK

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