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Mom sobbed something into Dad's chest that I wish I hadn't heard, and that I hope she never finds out that I did hear. She said, I won't be a mom anymore. It gutted me pretty badly.
John Green
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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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