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Posted: 5/9/2002 3:25:55 PM EDT
What kind of BS is this? SEE link for complete story
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http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/parenting/05/09/mothers.sons.lifespan.ap/index.html[/url]
A study analyzing family church records in earlier centuries found that having sons shortened the life span of Finnish mothers by about 34 weeks per son. Daughters nurtured to adulthood helped prolong mothers' lives.
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Helle said the [b]conclusion is based on church family records kept in Finland for a nomadic people called the Sami during the period 1640 to 1870[/b]. He said the toll on mothers lives of having sons may not apply in the era of modern medicine.
Link Posted: 5/9/2002 3:36:27 PM EDT
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Correction: KIDS will shorten life span.
Link Posted: 5/9/2002 3:38:12 PM EDT
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So theoretically, if I had 62 more sons, my wife could only ride my ass about 6 more months. [;D]
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