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By Julia Simko BRONZE
Princeton, New Jersey
The person who has the most major influence on me is my mother, who was known to her friends simply as Lainie. My mother died almost six years ago. I was a thirteen year old girl i...
Princeton, New Jersey
The person who has the most major influence on me is my mother, who was known to her friends simply as Lainie. My mother died almost six years ago. I was a thirteen year old girl i...
