And obviously, I expressed to them -- as a father, as a parent -- my heartbreak over what they went through.

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Then we followed Lauren to L.A., top down on the BMW convertible with Natasha Bedingfield blaring, to accompany her through internships, college heartbreak and best-friend drama in The Hills.

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It's wonderful owning your own home, but just before you enter into anything risky, think about the heartbreak that you're going to go through when you lose it.

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We must struggle in our brief existence to find some transcendent meaning during reoccurring heartbreak and disappointment and so find solace in the knowledge that our ancestors have all gone through this before.

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