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If you don't think you're hurt, then you aren't

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Jeannette Walls
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: April 21
Journalist
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Phoenix
Arizona
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Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized your body and your soul, and that was why she ignored us kids when we cried. Fussing over children who cry only encouraged them, she told us. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.
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We're stronger than we realize.
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Life is a drama full of tragedy and comedy. You should learn to enjoy the comic episodes a little more.
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