Originally Posted by Birdwatcher
Most of us become our parents, ain’t gonna bother to look it up but I’d expect most of those from broken marriages are likewise less likely to be in a stable marriage themselves.

For the lowest extreme of learned dis-function, look at our self-perpetuating ghettos and ‘hoods.

Ain’t all kids that do this, I always estimated maybe 90-95%



Makes me realize how damn lucky I’ve been. My wife & I both from broken homes.

We’re still married & will be until death do us part. But we’re still married because of her, not because of me, much to my shame.


I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.