Mark Hoppus - About dad - 101717

"Parents don't understand kids and kids don't understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad.“

-Mark Hoppus

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Parents don't understand kids and kids don't understand parents. My parents were divorced when I was really young and I went to live with my dad.

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