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Three Parent Privilege?

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

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Aug 21, 2025
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I (Josh) just finished Melissa Kearney’s The Two-Parent Privilege, 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 elephant in the ro…

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