People don't get to choose their family, but if you have the family you would choose - that's happiness.
Whenever I'm with my [teenager] I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines.
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Whenever I'm with my [teenager] I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines.
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