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maddiemom

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65. Oh, yes. I meant to say that I qualify very honestly, and make use of "food stamps." My parents

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 02:38 PM

Apr 2014

and grandparents, with only one college degree among them, would be mortified if they were still alive. I stopped just short of a doctorate when I decided that I couldn't afford to waste any more money on what is, today, useless education.

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Oh, yes. I meant to say that I qualify very honestly, and make use of "food stamps." My parents maddiemom Apr 2014 #65

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