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I don't think it matters how many parents you've got, as long as those who are around make their presence a good one.

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Elizabeth Wurtzel
Age: 52 †
Born: 1967
Born: July 31
Died: 2020
Died: January 7
Autobiographer
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Lawyer
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New York City
New York
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel
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