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Nov 2019
38m 59s

Episode 4 - Should You Have Children?

Mitch Albom
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Morrie said about having children, "Whenever people have asked me about having children, I don't say to them have them, or don't have them. I say, there's no other experience that can substitute for it." On today's episode of Tuesday People, Mitch Albom and co-host Lisa Goich discuss the importance of family, the decision to have - or to not have children - ... Show More
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