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Having a child who is struggling doesn't make you a bad parent, just as being a child who is struggling doesn't make your child a bad kid.

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Having a child who is struggling doesn't make you a bad parent, just as being a child who is struggling doesn't make your child a bad kid.

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About Ann Douglas

Ann(e) or Annie Douglas may refer to:

Anne Ingram, Viscountess Irvine (c.1696–1764), English poet and wife of Colonel William Douglas
Anne Buydens (1919–2021), German-American film producer and wife of actor Kirk Douglas
Ann Douglas (historian), American academic; see Merle Curti Award
Annie Douglas Richards, fictional character on the U.S. soap opera Sunset Beach