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Shivering Jemmy

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3. A compassionate person would have answered

Reply to garybeck (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 03:28 PM

Jan 2013

"there is nothing you can do to prevent your parents from splitting up."

To say anything else to a kid is to tell him or her that they are at fault if they somehow prevent the parents' divorce.

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OMG have you seen the latest Pat Robertson rant? "Awful looking women" to blame for bad marriages! [View all] garybeck Jan 2013 OP

It was unbelievable liberal N proud Jan 2013 #1

Of course it's believable. It's Pat Roberston for cryin' out loud leftofcool Jan 2013 #2

He's been senile for a long time now Blue_Tires Jan 2013 #4

He is still on way more than he should be liberal N proud Jan 2013 #6

A compassionate person would have answered Shivering Jemmy Jan 2013 #3

As I have said before, it is a two way street bluestateguy Jan 2013 #5

I'm 100 percent convinced that he has Alzheimer's but for some reason just refuses to admit it... richmwill Jan 2013 #7