Parenting Quote by Maggie James

“They’re so stupid. I did it to get my son back. What other reason could there be? Except they say Daniel’s not my son. They say he has another mother. There’s that ugly word they keep throwing at me. Kidnap. They say I kidnapped Daniel.” quote by Maggie James — Download Open image

““They’re so stupid. I did it to get my son back. What other reason could there be? Except they say Daniel’s not my son. They say he has another mother. There’s that ugly word they keep throwing at me. Kidnap. They say I kidnapped Daniel.””

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