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    Amanda Terkel‏Verified account @aterkel 13 Jan 2017

    Amanda Terkel Retweeted Patrick Svitek

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    Patrick SvitekVerified account @PatrickSvitek
    Cornyn, asked to give Cruz advice on raising girls: "The good news is that when they turn 20, they actually become real live human beings."
    12:20 PM - 13 Jan 2017
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      2. Patrick Svitek‏Verified account @PatrickSvitek 13 Jan 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        He was just saying the teens are rough for parents

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      3. The Waco Kid‏ @DadofGabriel 13 Jan 2017
        Replying to @PatrickSvitek @aterkel

        ....Girls though? Not teens

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Daniel Reynolds‏ @DG_Reynolds 13 Jan 2017
        Replying to @aterkel

        @PatrickSvitek probably just making lightness that teen girls can sometimes be a parenting challenge

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      3. Lynn Lavelle‏ @NCWineLady 13 Jan 2017
        Replying to @DG_Reynolds @PatrickSvitek @aterkel

        No, he's saying they don't count as humans until they turn 20. What are they all those other years?

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      4. Daniel Reynolds‏ @DG_Reynolds 14 Jan 2017
        Replying to @NCWineLady @PatrickSvitek @aterkel

        you may be right. That would be a weird attitude b/c they pretend embryos are humans with rights, etc.

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      1. John Lease‏ @jlease717 13 Jan 2017
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        teenage girls are trouble?

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      1. spooky robert‏ @rowast 13 Jan 2017
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        I AM SCREAMING

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