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To: MortMan
"Families" without children? Hmmm... I could buy "couples" sans offspring, but it was the child that made the couple a "family".

Absurd. Just because my wife and I can't have children doesn't mean we're not family.

262 posted on 07/23/2006 11:23:08 AM PDT by Liberal Classic (No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
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To: Liberal Classic

You are correct, and I stand (sit) corrected. From dictionary.com:

1:
(a) A fundamental social group in society typically consisting of one or two parents and their children.

(b) Two or more people who share goals and values, have long-term commitments to one another, and reside usually in the same dwelling place.

I was thinking (a), whereas (b) obviously includes childless couples.

Have a great day.


310 posted on 07/23/2006 4:27:19 PM PDT by MortMan (There are 10 kinds of people in the world... Those that understand binary and those that don't!)
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