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Children Quote by Tom Petty

“I feel sorry for kids these days. They get so…” quote by Tom Petty — Download Open image

“I feel sorry for kids these days. They get so much homework. Remember the days when we put a belt around our two books and carried them home? Now they're dragging a suitcase. They have school all day, then homework from six until eleven. There's no time left to be creative.”

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