{"id":41833,"date":"2012-03-16T14:26:08","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T22:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=41833"},"modified":"2012-03-16T14:26:08","modified_gmt":"2012-03-16T22:26:08","slug":"children-may-be-the-greatest-vehicle-to-unhappiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=41833","title":{"rendered":"Children May Be The Greatest Vehicle To Unhappiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On his radio show today, Dennis Prager said: &#8220;Parents should not rely on their children to make them happy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Do you want your parents to rely on you for their happiness? Isn&#8217;t it liberating to know that they have their own independently happy lives?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People think children are the greatest vehicle to happiness. It&#8217;s not true. Children may be the greatest vehicle to unhappiness. I wish I had six kids. 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