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Don't worry, God understands,' Mom said. 'He knows that your father is a cross we must bear.
Jeannette Walls
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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
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I reached my full height at age 11, and I was clumsy as all get-out - all elbows and knees, couldn't get up a flight of stairs without falling down. I wanted to be a cute, petite blonde, but I'm a big ol' strapping thing, so I just accept it.
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You West Virginia girls are one tough breed, he said. You got that right, I told him.
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