...one of the worst things about being a parent, for me, is the self-d…

Anne Lamott
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...one of the worst things about being a parent, for me, is the self-discovery, the being face to face with one's secret insanity and brokenness and rage. ✨ Anne Lamott (1994). Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year, Fawcett
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...one of the worst things about being a parent, for me, is the self-discovery, the being face to face with one's secret insanity and brokenness and rage. ✨ Anne Lamott (1994). Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year, Fawcett

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