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I think humans have always been desperate. I think it has always been about doing something awful if it might help, when the only other option is death. Maybe that's what being a parent is supposed to feel like.
Lauren DeStefano
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Lauren DeStefano
Age: 39
Born: 1984
Born: October 13
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