Raising baby, mothers are not enough !


	Raising baby, mothers are not enough !

beanz

5-11-2009 11:19 PM

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beanz says:

The whole article is fascinating and worth a read. Makes good sense to me.

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5-12-2009 12:04 PM

Spiritualmonkey

Yet another argument why Libertarianism is a crock of shit.

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