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To raise a child is to submit to a staggering amount of work, much of which is deeply unpleasant. It would be crazy to have children if they weren't so damned important.
Jonathan V. Last What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster
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To raise a child is to submit to a staggering amount of work, much of which is deeply unpleasant. It would be crazy to have children if they weren't so damned important.
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What to Expect When No One's Expecting: America's Coming Demographic Disaster

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