My mom, sisters, and I got home from school and wondered why Dad had moved the stereo.

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Right now, Dad is probably wondering why the wedding cost so much, while Mom is worrying whether her child is really getting what they need most from this relationship.

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As people get more familiar with the reality, the sanctity of marriage, how special marriage is, why a child should have a mom and dad, they shift to the traditional marriage view.

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Why pay? is setting the stage for the disappearance of Dad from the modern household.

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But especially now watching what his dad went through, he says, 'Why would I risk lacrosse for football?

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Why pay some guy in gym shorts for inspiration when I have Dad and Eubie?

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And as a child with a dad with MS, I can only imagine, which is why this work is so important, and there is so much at stake.

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It's not common after a marital split for the dad to be the primary carer, but there's a good reason why I, the mum, am the weekend parent in my children's lives - it's called bipolar disorder.

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After watching both my dad and brother suffer from chronic allergies year-round, I was driven to find out why their symptoms persisted well past the pollen season.

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