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Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. you need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or major motion picture star. if your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word "collectible" as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success.
-Fran Lebowitz
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Your Responsibility As A Parent Is Not

Fran Lebowitz
Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. you need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or major motion picture star. if your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word "collectible" as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success.
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