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Sen. Walter Sobchak

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6. My parents put off children to the very fringes of biological potential,
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 04:06 AM
Mar 2013

And while there were some awkward situations where it was assumed they were my grandparents and something terrible therefore had happened, I can't say the situation had many disadvantages on a practical day-to-day basis.

If Republicans really wanted to encourage strong families RainDog Mar 2013 #1
And Institute a MASSIVE Jobs Program ala WPA Demeter Mar 2013 #17
Including, as did the New Deal, arts programs RainDog Mar 2013 #20
A common Republican talking point is that people wouldn't be so poor if they were married Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #2
There's a grain of truth to it... Xithras Mar 2013 #4
The Republican talking point has it backwards Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #14
Taking things out of order is always a problem. mbperrin Mar 2013 #3
My parents put off children to the very fringes of biological potential, Sen. Walter Sobchak Mar 2013 #6
This also means very few children would have any concept whatsoever DebJ Mar 2013 #13
Nearly no children have contact with their grandparents now, what with 20% of the US population mbperrin Mar 2013 #15
My sister in law and her husband adopted a child DebJ Mar 2013 #24
Stay married a decade? Demeter Mar 2013 #18
My point. If they turn into a psycho or drunk or whatever, divorce them and get rid of them. mbperrin Mar 2013 #21
Weird, it didn't hurt me any DFW Mar 2013 #5
Study sort of flat-out ignores the marraige failure rate, too. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #7
The study doesn't ignore it, just the WP write-up muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #9
The WP seems to be saying the typical middle class man is a Walmart checkout guy muriel_volestrangler Mar 2013 #8
The thinly veiled message here: No college degree? You're never going to ever earn a livable wage. PSPS Mar 2013 #10
I was wondering why they were counting high school grads as middle class. JVS Mar 2013 #23
I don't see the connection. MindPilot Mar 2013 #11
Idon't see that. Igel Mar 2013 #12
Stupid headline Orangepeel Mar 2013 #16
What is the Priority? Demeter Mar 2013 #19
Now THAT is a fine frame of a question! mbperrin Mar 2013 #22
Some interesting comments to the Article in WAPO: elleng Mar 2013 #25
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