Ainsley Earhardt - When I was five years old, I remember watching t

When I was five years old, I remember watching the opening of the Oscars with my mother and crying as I watched celebrities walk in on the red carpet. Why would any child cry watching the Oscars? For me, the reason was simple: I wanted to be there so badly that I burst into tears.

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Earhardt, Ainsley. The Light Within Me: An Inspirational Memoir. HarperCollins, 2018, p. 1.

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