Although my friends said they hated it when they were young, as they got older they came to appreciate that their parents pushed them so hard to learn and develop their potential.

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Still, other parents weren't happy to be spending precious free time in an auditorium, and some teens attendees didn't appreciate their parents being clued in on the requirements of the state's strict Graduated Drivers License law.

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