This is one thing they forget to mention in most child-rearing books, …

Anne Lamott
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This is one thing they forget to mention in most child-rearing books, that at times you will just lose your mind. Period. ✨ Anne Lamott (2006). Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith, p.96, Penguin
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