childhood

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As is childhood friend Abigail Anderson Berard, who has been in multiple Swift music videos.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

She lost her childhood home in the Palisades Fire; her late parents had owned it since 1963, and then it was gone.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

My parents also thought we’d have a happier childhood there instead of watching the rain in England.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

There’s a lot of regression to childhood roles, but now there’s no parent available to impose order.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

She could just stay in the house—her parents are gone on a weekend getaway to Kansas City and they’d never know—but the rules have been drilled into her since childhood.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith