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It’s funny to hear priests and nuns argue with each other.

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Wendelin Van Draanen
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 6
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I fell asleep that night thinking about the kiss that might have been. What did a kiss feel like, anyway? Somehow I knew it wouldn’t be like the one I got from Mom or Dad at bedtime. The same species, maybe, but a radically different beast, to be sure. Like a wolf and a whippet – only science would put them on the same tree.
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There's no winning arguments with your parents
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Okay that’s it. Now I’m torching this. I just need to score a match.
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Holly, I understand that you are upset because Gemma pulled down your ants, but why did you think pouring motor oil inside her backpack is the way to solve the problem?
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It's disturbing how fast weeds take root in my garden of worthiness. They're so hard to pull. And grow back so easily.
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It was beyond embarrassing or humiliating or even mortifying. It was ego-slaying!
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