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Fatherhood Quote by Ha Jin

“In the beginning, his holding could calm the babies, but soon they wanted more motion and wouldn't allow their father to sit down, so Lin had to pace back and forth to stop them from crying…At times he was so miserable that he felt like crying together with his sons, but he controlled himself.” quote by Ha Jin — Download Open image

““In the beginning, his holding could calm the babies, but soon they wanted more motion and wouldn't allow their father to sit down, so Lin had to pace back and forth to stop them from crying…At times he was so miserable that he felt like crying together with his sons, but he controlled himself.””

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