Firefox keeps opening my old browsing session instead of my homepage, help!

Firefox keeps reopening my old tabs every time i exit and return. this is an annoying feature for me and i would love if someone could help me resolve the issue. I just want Firefox to open at my home page when i launch the program

TOOLS then OPTIONS then in GENERAL TAB at Start up in session WHEN FIREFOX STARTS put SHOW MY HOME PAGE and put your home page in HOME PAGE session down this one. Dont forget to click OK to save changes.
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