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Heredity is what sets the parents of a teenager wondering about each other.

Laurence J. Peter

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Laurence J. Peter
Age: 70 †
Born: 1919
Born: September 16
Died: 1990
Died: January 12
Psychologist
Teacher
Vancouver
British Columbia
Laurence Johnston Peter
Laurence Peter
Funny
Wondering
Family
Teenage
Inspirational
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Teenager
Humorous
Parents
Heredity
Parent
Teens
Wonder
Adolescence

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