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Mothers are the pivot on which the family spins, Mothers are the pivot on which the world spins.

Pam Brown

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Pam Brown
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 1
Performing Artist
Poet
Writer
Seymour
Victoria
Australia
Pivot
Spins
Mothers
Mom
Family
Mother
World

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