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Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, that we neglect to give them what we DID have growing up.
Sometimes we're so concerned about giving our children what we never had growing up, that we neglect to give them what we DID have growing up.
Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
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- James C. Dobson
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- Approximate author period: c. 1980 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for James Dobson: life dates 1936 to 2025. Wikidata Q955266, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q955266 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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