Children betrayed their parents by becoming their own people.
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Leslye Walton
No true...father would be unconcerned about discord in his family that may cause it to disintegrate in his absence...
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Janvier ChouteuChando
And yeah, I know most people would think it weird that two guy friends touch as much as we do, but when you choose your family, you get to choose how it is between you, too. This is how we work. I hope you get...
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Patrick Ness
No father knows that he is carrying his son up the stairs for the final time
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Jonathan Safran Foer
But marrying within one's own family can get monotonous. One has heard all the same family stories, knows all the jokes and all the same recipes. No novelty.
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Margaret George
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