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For A Long Time I Felt Like I Was Fighting My Age, Like I Was Constantly Trying To Prove To People That I Was A Savvy Peer, And I Felt Them Viewing Me As A Kid. I Was A Cocky Kid, And I Felt Like I Was An Adult At, Like, 9, You Know? I Think That’s Because My Parents Always Treated Me As An Adult.

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For A Long Time

Ezra Miller

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For A Long Time I Felt Like I Was Fighting My Age, Like I Was Constantly Trying To Prove To People That I Was A Savvy Peer, And I Felt Them Viewing Me As A Kid. I Was A Cocky Kid, And I Felt Like I Was An Adult At, Like, 9, You Know? I Think That’s Because My Parents Always Treated Me As An Adult.

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