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By chynnacandlin BRONZE
Silver Plume, Colorado

When one parent has to take on the responsibility of two, it forces independence upon the child. When I was three, my dad was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. It is a dreadful di...
chynnacandlin BRONZE, Silver Plume, Colorado
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Hanban12 ELITE, Lake Worth, Florida
133 articles 7 photos 631 comments

Favorite Quote:
"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put foundations under them."
Henry David Thoreau

"I fell in love the way you fall asleep; slowly, and then all at once."
John Green

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Angela Gerton BRONZE, Idaho Springs, Colorado
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ListenToTheNonsense320 PLATINUM, Hallandale Beach, Florida
44 articles 4 photos 8 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." -Beatrice Evelyn Hall.
"Stones are raw, they blunt my paw, but words will never hurt me." (The Sight, David Clement-Davies) And many more...

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Lovelustnlife BRONZE, Leawood, Kansas
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nswamy13 BRONZE, Shelton, Connecticut
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Favorite Quote:
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.

Mahatma Gandhi

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By LiveForLife GOLD
Longwood, Florida
LiveForLife GOLD, Longwood, Florida
16 articles 1 photo 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"A writer has unlimited power, yet he is powerless. He can create people, worlds, universes, and places you want to be in more than the real world; with the stroke of a pen. But at the same time he can only create. He can't really change the world."

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aidan_laliberte BRONZE, Moosup, Connecticut
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