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haele

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12. Is he talking about the increasing number of grown-assed adults -

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Mon May 11, 2026, 04:16 PM

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Who feel the need to be babied?

Or is he like those grannies who tell people who get a female puppy or kitten to "don't fix them until they've had a litter or they'll be vicious" - stating that females need to have babies or it hurts their health.
Tell that to the 10 -20% of women throughout history who died of pregnancy complications. Far greater percentage of dying early due to pregnancy complications or pregnancy- related hormonal imbalances than some sort of cancer because you never had kids or were on birth control.

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Dr. Oz says we're "under-babied" [View all] highplainsdem Monday OP

Gosh, Dr. Oz, then you'd better say something about all the parents who are refusing tanyev Monday #1

Couple of things: no_hypocrisy Monday #2

Didn't Oz really mean "White people" are johnnyfins Monday #3

Reading this swill makes me realize that I'm under-liquored as well as under-babied. Ocelot II Monday #4

I think he means under white-babied. ananda Monday #5

We are over-crazy-old-white-men. Midnight Writer Monday #6

So true. efhmc Monday #9

Pay no attention to the man behind the pedophile Blue Owl Monday #7

And we will continue in that direction as long as we are treated as baby manufactures and not humans. efhmc Monday #8

And Oz is... GiqueCee Monday #10

Us brown folks are doin' just fine, Doc. Iggo Monday #11

Is he talking about the increasing number of grown-assed adults - haele Monday #12

From the subject canetoad Monday #15

Hey forced birthers.... OhioBack2Blue Monday #13

... says the doctor of the rapist Tetrachloride Monday #14

a conerstone of nazi philosophy was a breeding program, no marriage required, just have the blood line msongs Monday #16

I have 2 kids in their 20's and one in high school Bettie Monday #17

In other words, women are merely baby makers BigmanPigman Monday #18

Damn...Why am I beginning to worry that, under this regime, we'll all be REQUIRED to have babies? Totally Tunsie Monday #19

then he should dlilafae Monday #20

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