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“Single parents in particular may have trouble maintaining themselves as authority figures because of underlying guilt; they feel acontinuing sense that they have deprived their kids of the second parent, and so they tend to give in to the children's requests, even when unreasonable.”

Quote by Marge M. Kennedy

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Marge M. Kennedy

Marge M. Kennedy is a notable novelist whose works have left a mark on the world of fiction. Specific details about her life and achievements are not readily available. more

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