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Old 05-22-2006, 08:37 PM   #29
MaggieL
in the Hour of Scampering
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia)
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Originally Posted by Jacquelita
I guess the point that I was trying to make here is that I probably would've been much more self-centered and immature without the kids coming along.
Another family saying was "Raising kids is the only game for grown-ups"...part of the point being that nothing will mature your ass like raising kids...successfully.

Of course, anybody can do it wrong...and the evidence of that is down in Philly selling crack and shooting cops.
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Originally Posted by Jacquelita
I disagree. I believe that marriage is a partnership. A union of "equals"
Well, I did say "some people would say...". :-) Learning to draw proper boundaries took me a *long* time...and I had some serious personal issues I had to resolve first.
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