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Amy Dickinson
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“Single parenthood is hard, but it's simple too. You just do everything yourself.”
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“When you're a single parent, you're often lonely, yet seldom alone. There is no backup ... It is mothering without a net.”
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“We are not our best intentions. We are what we do.”
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“Belying the stereotype of the cat as a finicky, careful eater, ours was a Hoover in a cat suit with no culinary standards.”
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“... history will overtake the narrowminded. And their views will either grow or they will be left behind.”
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“Friends tell the truth to one another. Friends don't slam the door to correction or reflection when it is offered with affection.”
Amy Dickinson, U.S. writer, "Ask Amy" columnist
(1959)