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1 ANGELINA JOLIE sent a message of support to parents of young kids amid the coronavirus pandemic. The 44-year-old actress and Special Envoy of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees wrote a guest column for Time magazine, and confessed she’s thinking of ‘all the mothers and fathers with children at home’ during the public health crisis. “I was not a very stable youth,” she reflected. “In fact, I never thought I could be anyone’s mom. I remember the decision to become a parent. It wasn’t hard to love. It wasn’t hard to dedicate myself to someone and something greater than my life.” She added, “What was hard was knowing that from now on I needed to be the one to make sure everything was okay. To manage it and make it work. From food to school to medical. Whatever would come. And to be patient.”

Urging parents to ‘stay calm and positive’ as they navigate the COVID-19 lockdown with kids, the star continued, “In the midst of this pandemic, I think of all the mothers and fathers with children at

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