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I think that if you become a parent, you stop being a child, and your position in relation to your parents changes.

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Robert Smith
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 21
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I never answer if someone knocks on my door and only the band and my manager have my phone number. In any case my phone doesn't ring so I never notice it. I occasionally just walk past and pick it up to see if anyone's there.
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