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Definition for parent

noun as in person, source of product

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Ann also visited as a child with her parents: "Oh it was lovely. I loved it, I loved the waltzer."

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In her early teens she turned to kickboxing, against her parents' wishes, before moving into boxing at 21.

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"Though my parents came from a modest background, they were progressive in their thinking. They educated me and that allowed me to work."

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On his podcasts and elsewhere, Maron has spoken at length about growing up with narcissistic, emotionally detached parents and how that dynamic likely laid the groundwork for his problematic sense of self.

"We're not machines. We are humans, we are parents, we do live in the community. This one was different," he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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