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peppertree

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9. That's a fact

Reply to Crowman2009 (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 16, 2026, 11:42 AM

13 hrs ago

My mom, now 73, would often rib me a little for "never having given me a grandbaby" - to which I'd always say the same thing: Even if I had lottery winnings, I would never bring a child into this world.

When Needy Amin was returned to office, she finally admitted that I'd been right.

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