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>>These are interesting reads:
>>https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/nine_facts_about_family_and_work_real_final.pdf
>>http://www.pewsocialtrends.org/2013/03/14/modern-parenthood-roles-of-moms-and-dads-converge-as-they-balance-work-and-family/
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>Yes, no surprises there.
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>http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005044.html
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>In 1960 the divorce rate (divorces vs marriages) was 2.2
>In 2012 it was 3.4

True - but in the early 1980's it was 5+. It is no longer true that the divorce rate is rising, or that half of all marriages end in divorce. It has not been for some time.


>Single parents births are off the chart.
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>I suspect that by the time my grandsons become grandparents the word 'family' will take its place next to 'tribe' and 'clan.'
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>A golf buddy is a catholic priest.
>I have urged him, when he performs marriage ceremonies, to issue the equivalent of the Surgeon General's warning.

Personally I think marriage is and outdated concept in today's society.