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Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Roommate
Suddenly
Baby
Worst
Getting
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World

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