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All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education. Friending me on Facebook seems like a small thing to ask in return.

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
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