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Old 04-28-2014, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by DianeM View Post
Not all children are doomed to poverty with a single parent. My father was an alcoholic low life who, thankfully, left when I was 3 even though my mother did not divorce him for years because of the stupid divorcee stigma of that era. My mother was a strong professional woman who got a good job and supported us. She paid for my college education, bought a house, travelled and went on to build a damn good life for us. I now live in TV and certainly do not live in poverty.

I am intrigued with this subject too, because it is personal to me as well. My mother died eight days after my birth. I live here too. But .............. there are many children in poverty with one parent. What makes the difference?
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