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What I do with my kids is - and I think they probably do ignore us - is No Alcohol. If they're drunk they will be grounded for time immemorial.
Ayelet Waldman
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Ayelet Waldman
Age: 59
Born: 1964
Born: December 11
Journalist
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Short Story Writer
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Jerusalem
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