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"So many people ask, 'How could you forgive your mother for the way you were raised?' It's really not..." — Jeannette Walls

So many people ask, 'How could you forgive your mother for the way you were raised?' It's really not forgiveness, in my opinion. It's acceptance. She's never going to be the sort of mother who wants to take care of me.
Jeannette Walls
Jeannette Walls Writer • American
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