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I raised five children. They all have different personalities. All of them have different issues, different levels of success. That was a learning experience for me.

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T. D. Jakes
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: June 9
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Evangelist
Priest
Writer
South Charleston
West Virginia
Thomas Dexter Jakes
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Five
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Personalities
Children
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Personality
Levels
Learning
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