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439: A House Divided
Act Three

Don't Make Me Separate You

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Jeanne Darst was 16 when her parents split up. But it turned out they just weren't too skilled at the whole divorce thing. A version of this story is included in Jeanne's forthcoming book Fiction Ruined My Family.

By

Jeanne Darst

Song:

“Dysfunctional” by Honeycut

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