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The fact is that child rearing is a long, hard job, the rewards are not always immediately obvious, the work is undervalued, and parents are just as human and almost as vulnerable as their children.
Benjamin Spock
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Benjamin Spock
Age: 94 †
Born: 1903
Born: May 2
Died: 1998
Died: March 15
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Benjamin McLane Spock
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