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This is motherhood for you,' said my own mother. 'Going through life with your heart outside your body.

Jennifer Weiner

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Jennifer Weiner
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: March 28
Author
Film Producer
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
DeRidder
Louisiana
Outside
Mother
Body
Heart
Going
Life
Motherhood

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