Sometimes, mothers say and do things that seem like they don't want th…

Jodi Picoult
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Sometimes, mothers say and do things that seem like they don't want their kids... but when you look more closely, you realize that they're doing those kids a favor. They're just trying to give them a better life. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). Handle with Care: A Novel, p.261, Simon and Schuster
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Sometimes, mothers say and do things that seem like they don't want their kids... but when you look more closely, you realize that they're doing those kids a favor. They're just trying to give them a better life. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). Handle with Care: A Novel, p.261, Simon and Schuster

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