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Being a parent is absolutely exhausting and draining, along with all the joy and love.

Anne Lamott

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Anne Lamott
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: April 10
Novelist
Writer
San Francisco County
California
Joy
Parent
Love
Draining
Exhausting
Absolutely
Along

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