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Their mother had always stressed the importance of taking care of yourself first, your family second and everyone else not at all.. darkest surrender

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Gena Showalter
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: January 1
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Oklahoma
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Everyone
Mother
Darkest
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Surrender
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