parenting isn't a noun but a verb--an ongoing process instead of an ac…

Jodi Picoult
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parenting isn't a noun but a verb--an ongoing process instead of an accomplishment. And that no matter how many years you put into the job, the learning curve is, well, fairly flat. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2010). House Rules: A Novel, p.139, Simon and Schuster
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parenting isn't a noun but a verb--an ongoing process instead of an accomplishment. And that no matter how many years you put into the job, the learning curve is, well, fairly flat. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2010). House Rules: A Novel, p.139, Simon and Schuster

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