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It's so hard [to be parent] and no matter how old you get and how experienced you get you're always scared you're going to screw it up and you're going to make a mistake.

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Pat Benatar
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: January 10
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Patricia Mae Giraldo
Patricia Mae Andrzejewski
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