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Mothers, tell your children: be quick, you must be strong. Life is full of wonder, love is never wrong. Remember how they taught you, how much of it was fear. Refuse to hand it down - the legacy stops here.

Melissa Etheridge

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Melissa Etheridge
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: May 29
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Melissa Lou Etheridge
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