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Don't you make fun of me or my children! Some babies are premature. Mine were all postmature. That's why they're so smart. Their brains had longer to develop.
Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
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I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.
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Life's too short to care about what other people think. Besides, they should accept us for who we are
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