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When I Was In Nursery School, The Teachers Asked Me, Y'know, 'what Does Your Dad Do For A Living?' So I Said 'he Helps Women Get Pregnant!' They Called My Mom And They Were Like, 'what Exactly Does Your Husband Do?'

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Natalie Portman

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When I Was In Nursery School, The Teachers Asked Me, Y'know, 'what Does Your Dad Do For A Living?' So I Said 'he Helps Women Get Pregnant!' They Called My Mom And They Were Like, 'what Exactly Does Your Husband Do?'

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