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The most challenging part of being a dad is trying to postpone the moment when they realize you don't know anything. I love any sentence that begins with Daddy...? because it's implied they're looking up to you - that you'll have the answer. The truth is, I don't have any answers.

Paul Reiser

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Paul Reiser
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: March 30
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