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Is it any wonder, really, that some of us can’t cope with being grown-ups when adults treated us the way they did? If an adult cannot do a simple thing like take care of a child… well, it’s just an endless cycle.
“The more you've struggled to heal and love yourself, the more inspiring your story will be to others when you come out the other side full of triumph, awareness, and honour. Don't give up. Your struggle today is the source of your wisdom tomorrow.”
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“And so, in the end, it had been no one’s fault. No one’s fault at all. It wasn’t Lorelei’s parents’ fault, or the fault of the man who’d raped her mother, or of God above for taking away their baby daughter before she’d drawn her first breath. It wasn’t Rory’s fault, it wasn’t Bethan’s fault, it wasn’t Colin’s fault. It certainly wasn’t Lorelei’s fault. (“Poor, poor Mum, all those years, carrying that burden alone.”) It was life. One of those things. Somewhere along the line a seed had been sown in Rhys’s little heart, maybe even in the womb, and that seed had grown into something completely unconnected to any”
― The House We Grew Up In
― The House We Grew Up In
Mary’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Mary’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,320 books
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112 friends
246 books
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49 friends
148 books
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36 friends
135 books
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56 friends
9 books
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18 friends
180 books
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15 friends
623 books
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1 friend
4 books
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28 friends
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