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Three Parent Privilege?

Why “two” isn’t arbitrary—and why “three” isn't better

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I (Josh) just finished Melissa Kearney’s The Two-Parent Privilege (book link), and I felt compelled to write. On the one hand, I’m genuinely glad to see her admission that two-parent homes are advantageous for children. On the other hand, she keeps stopping short of the obvious truth about why.

Kearney deserves credit for naming what she calls the elepha…

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