Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Sufferin…

Jeannette Walls
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Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2006). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.28, Simon and Schuster
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Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul. ✨ Jeannette Walls (2006). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.28, Simon and Schuster

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