So many people these days, it seemed, believed that these things (personal fulfillment and self-esteem) could… — Nicholas Sparks
So many people these days, it seemed, believed that these things (personal fulfillment and self-esteem) could come only from work, not from parenting, and many people believed that having children had nothing to do with raising them.
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