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Promiscuity does not scare me as long as she is savvy and self possessed when puberty comes to call. My aim is to simply raise my daughter to be secure in her self worth and capable of happiness all on her own.
Ani DiFranco
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Ani DiFranco
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: September 23
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