She’s a child when they need a child; she’s a parent when they need a parent.

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She will tell you she’s proud of you; she will pour herself a bowl of cereal when everyone else is asleep. She will go online and pay bills with your credit card while you’re asleep or sick or gone. She will search the lost & found for expensive items to resell. She will use the cash to buy food.