You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every par…

Jeannette Walls
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You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.66, Simon and Schuster
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You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim ✨ Jeannette Walls (2009). The Glass Castle: A Memoir, p.66, Simon and Schuster

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