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If there's anything that unites people online instead of pitting them against each other, it's memes. Even moms and dads who might have vastly different approaches to raising children can find common ground through this universal language. And the Instagram account 'Death by Diapers' is an excellent example of this.

Run by a self-described "geriatric Millennial with 5 young kids, using memes to cope with this beautifully tragic thing called parenthood," it strikes to the very core of what this journey is all about and has already earned itself 67.2K followers, proving that some victories, defeats, and challenges are simply universal.

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Laure
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2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What is truly upsetting me in gender reveal parties (which also should actually be named sex reveal parties as this is what they are) is that people are making a big deal about having a boy or a girl. Why does it matter? Get a puppy if you want to choose. Boys and girls should be loved equally. I understand that we can have preferences as in "oh after three boys it would be nice to have a girl" but having dozens of relatives gathered just to see your reaction when you find out if you are having a boy or a girl is seriously disturbing. And I am not even mentioning the death that occurred, the wild fires, the mess simply left behind...

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Currently, the thread above this one is the one about the baby with the iPad.

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    Whether on the internet or in real life, moms and dads benefit from each other's support and camaraderie. Vicki Broadbent, the woman behind the acclaimed family lifestyle blog Honest Mum, believes that parents need other parents so they don't feel so alone.

    But that said, "I only mix with parents I would hang out with even if we weren't parents," she explained to Bored Panda. "Being moms, for example, is not enough to make us compatible as friends. We need to share values first and foremost, but also interests too, outside of our kids in order to bond and enjoy one another's company."

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    Laura Williams
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely for girls. Boys need to watch a live child birth after boys have to take care of child that has colic. Let's see how many kids happen after that sex Ed class.

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    XenoMurph
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It really does depend on how the story is told. When my daughter was about 3 she was playing with her toys in the bath, she had a cheap kids magnifying glass. She noticed that when she held it near the wall, the light from the window became focused and she got the image of the window, sun, sky, and clouds on the white tiles. It's pretty cool I think. But when I'm feeling particularly pompous I'll tell people she reinvented the camera obscura when she was 3 years old.

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    Bobby
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha, can't believe you fell for that! I gotta stop scrolling and work on some laundry now. I'm the only one that can get it to smell so fresh... wait a minute

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    "Ultimately friendship is about coming together and having fun, it's about feeling comfortable in one another's company and it involves building trust which usually occurs over time," Broadbent added.

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    "I cherish my friends who are parents because they're non-judgmental, kind, and supportive. They're all super funny too!"

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    Laura Williams
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm actually pretty good at the answers. However the repeated mom, mom, mom. I sometimes wonder if dying is the only way out. LOL

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    Kirsten Kerkhof
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As long as they cry. My brother fell down two steps of stairs and my mother knew it was serious because he did not cry. He'd cracked his skull and was unconscious. Crying, though annoying, is still a good sign.

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    These relationships can indeed be valuable. For example, according to a recent survey by the Pew Research Center, American parents are more likely to say they feel judged by family members than by their friends, other parents in their community, or people they interact with online.

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    However, while about half or fewer parents say they regularly feel judged by different groups, a majority of them (57%) report there might be some truth to it, as they believe their children's successes and failures reflect a great deal or a fair amount on the job they're doing as parents.

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    Katie Lutesinger
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I've got my own life now!" "I know that! I just wanted to be a part of it!" *sniffle*

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    Pieter LeGrande
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Has to be the kid that can clean the entire house in one night. And that includes cleaning up litres of paint without the lingering smell of turps, cleaning great gobs of honey with no stickiness left over, restoring burnt doorknobs, etc

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    Cjay
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “I always thought quicksand was gonna be a much bigger problem then it turned out to be,”-John Mulaney

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    MagicJacket
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Killer bees were my "upcoming fear" when I was a kid. Supposed to be in America by the year 2000. Then they showed up and no big deal (unless you happen upon them and they are in a mood I suppose.)

    Miz Chelle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was terrified i would spontaneously combust, lol

    Mysteria
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or the sun exploding in like a bajillion years 💀

    LCB
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    After the wizard of oz I was convinced a tornado would appear at some stage and blow my house apart. I lived in South Africa .

    Deery Lou
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    quicksand, bermuda triangle, and people giving me free drugs

    All Things Vibes
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a 90's kid who grew up watching Captain Planet, I was really concerned about ozone layer. I even fought my uncles because they used to smoke, and of course they were producing huge amounts of cfc's.

    pineapple87
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why isn't this higher up on the list?

    Rae Rory
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    quicksand and I thought I'd be on fire more often, considering how "stop, drop, and roll" was pushed into our brains

    PrettyJoyBird
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son currently. "Mom do you know the Bermuda Triangle is a real place?!" Asks 17xs a month. My response "really, ohhh wow."

    SilverSkyCloud
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i used to think that if a door opens on a plane you'd fall into space because gravity didnt exist that high up, my reasoning...how else would something as large as an airplane be able to fly?

    Nice Beast Ludo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought if a door opened on a plane that everyone's head would get sucked off. THANKS MRS. LONG

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    DetongLhamo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m 55 and I’m watching a documentary series about said Triangle. There’s no new Letterkenny on so what am I supposed to do?

    Mary Peace
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At 6yo? I'd never heard of it until I was about 10. But of course the world was different then, no Internet, only 3 TV channels, blah blah, blah....

    Lene
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was mainly worried and had nightmares about being run after by an angry rhino. It was a huge thing to me for years! I live in Denmark. We only have rhinos in a few zoos.

    Vickie Adams
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My only fears were more localized. Rabies, tetanus, and appendicitis.

    Jeffrey Sok
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was scared and worried about hordes of rats coming to kill all of us. Damn 70's and 80's horror films!

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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I freaked out when I found out my mom and dad went through it my thoughts were something like this "IF YOU DIED I WOULD NOT EXIST! WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?!? RISKING YOUR LIFE FOR A CRUSE??"(his is the best way I could sum up my incoherent child thoughts)

    My O My
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And then grown up me learned people live there??!!! Are they crazy??

    BrownTabby
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    God, I hope that if my nephews worry about this kind of thing, they’ll tell me. I like finding out the answers to stuff like this.

    L. Murphy
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YES! I recall reading way to many articles (Ripley's I think) about the Bermuda triangle. I wondered why people still went there if everyone disappears.

    Nice Beast Ludo
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was terrified that all the glaciers were going to melt in the year 2000 and the rest of the world would be underwater. Lost most of my 4th grade year's sleep over that one.

    The Fool
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also, I thought leeches would be in all swimming water that was not a pool.

    mhoulden
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plot twist: they were warning you about the Barry Manilow song.

    Ducklord88
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For me it was quicksand and blackholes

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    "Horses for courses though right, not every friend needs to meet your every need, and some friends will be more of an acquaintance, others will be your 'ride or dies,'" Vicki of Honest Mum added.

    "Keep your circle small though and find out if they have your back before telling them your most intimate secrets!"

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    MontanaMariner
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm the fun uncle that will dress up like whatever she wants. This Halloween I was a dinosaur and my dog was a Unicorn.

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    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let me recaption this for you. Parents 8 months into the pregnancy / Parents one week after the birth.

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    Šimon Špaček
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Priest, vicar and rabbi talk about when life begins. Vicar says "life begins at birth", priest counters with "no no no, life begins at conception." Rabbi leans back, laughs a bit and says "you are both wrong. Life begins when kids move out and dog dies."

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    At the end of the day, the mom believes it all comes down to trust and what feels comfortable. "Some feel it's easier to open up candidly to those they don't know that well. Others, like myself, have to have known friends for years to be fully vulnerable. Follow your heart, but be cautious too; it's hard to ascertain people's intentions when you've only just met them," she suggested. So if memes are enough for you, that's good too!

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    censorshipsucks
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I ham it up. I do the old man voice with my retelling, and I exaggerate the suffering. "Well in my day movies didn't come on DVDs. They came on celluloid reels. And you had to walk to the studio in hollywood and pay for them to make a copy, which took like a week. Then you had to ravel it all like so... *mountaineering rope ravel action* ... and then you had to walk home with it. Only to realise you didn't have a celluloid projector. So you'd have to save up for one. But they didn't sell them assembled, nosirree. You had to assemble it with a screwdriver."

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    StrangeOne
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just me being all ".... Are you okay?... You're ok. You're ok. Walk it off."

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    𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    possibly the most accurate meme I’ve seen on this website

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    Just-4-2day
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Mom, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma, Momma,... WHAT!?! Lookit me !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    Nosirrow
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a daughter of a useless father, I feel weird seeing a caring father. It's not normal.

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    LegendsNeverDIE
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I thought the dude in the hat was a snail 😅

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    𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when it’s a bunk bed, 3m high, with giant railings around the top bunk to make it even harder

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    Trillian
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    2 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No because the second your butt touches the couch some silent alarm will go off and kiddo is back with a question. Or wanting a glass of water. Or wondering about the state of the galaxy.

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So saith the person with no children: GROSS! Give me cat hair any day.

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    Bouche and Audi and Shyla, Oh My!
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love Christopher Lloyd to death, but some of his roles were more interesting than others.

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    Kat Lyle
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Adults: "hold my beer" / "watch this"

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    James016
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My son has now got into the habit of switching the lights off when he leaves a room at home. Even if someone else is in there!

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    James016
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then that truck you overtook an hour ago comes by because it's not just a stop for the toilet....

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    Joshua Moore
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Squidward on his throne!!! Yes!😁

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    Kobe (she)
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is why you pick it up carefully, pretend to eat it- receive a smile - and put it back in the baby's hand - and receive an even bigger smile. Win, win; they got you a present you enjoyed, they got a present back and you avoided the yucky part :)

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    Satan
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did I read it like it's a disease? Cowabungaitis

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    Little king trash mouth
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's especially great when your kid's too young to tell time!

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    VioletHunter
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A pic of a 99 year old in the last stages of terminal cancer isn't the great illustration to this that you think it is.

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    General Anaesthesia
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And when you finally break down and ask, "don't ask".

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    Kat
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'I wish my husband wouldn't dress like his 2 year old son on a family vacation. ' there, I fixed it for you.

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    SCP 4666
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The parenting side of the force is a pathway to many abilities

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    Skp2MyLou
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    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you aren't sitting in the floor of the shower crying, it's a win.

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