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All parents are an embarrassment to their kids. Often grandparents are the relief. Kids don't have to resist you.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
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Kids
Grandparents
Grandparent
Embarrassment
Resist
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Parents

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