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When people say that kids change your life, it's no small feat what they do. I've stressed about competition my whole life, but the minute I held my son Blaise in my arms for the first time, those stresses diminished.
Amanda Beard
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Amanda Beard
Age: 43
Born: 1981
Born: October 29
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