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Monday, May 15, 2006 12:00 AM

My kids are wrecks

I brought them up well, but I couldn't erase my family's legacy of alcoholism, depression and bipolar disorder.
By Cary Tennis

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  • Sunday, May 14, 2006 07:55 PM

    And the Kids' Version?

    1. Cary, please, no more Mark Morford-style run-on rants. It's tedious and precious and dull as can be.

    2. Who says these were great parents? Obviously Mom has already decided that her offspring's problems are genetic. Convenient rationale. I'll bet the kids have a different take on their upbringing.

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