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Old 07-06-2004, 01:45 PM   #218
duckman
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I know this is supposed to be a funny thread and all, but that link is pretty depressing...all the snickering and lewdness aside, I wonder what causes someone who seemed to be doing so well to make such a poor choice.

My feelings on it is that she felt "trapped" in adulthood. She maybe felt like that life was getting too complicated for her taste. She wanted to do things like a kid do. My ex-wife has the same problem with not wanting to grow up, but realized that you just have to.
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