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Old Apr 23, 2014, 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Open Eyes View Post
Pachyderm, so it sounds like after you turned 8 your mother was a single parent?

Did your father pass away (die ) or did he leave the marriage?
Yes, she was a single parent -- divorced. I feel sure she saw that as a shameful thing.

How damaging is that kind of judgementalism!
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