r/HermanCainAward HCA Historian Nov 26 '22 Take My Energy 1

Political polarization peer pressured people to pass on procuring proven prophylactic - The peer pressure compilation part 2 Meta / Other

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u/NecroAssssin Nov 26 '22

Fuck. I remember as a kid, wandering around an old cemetery, and trying to figure out what had happened to families who lost clusters of children (like 3-4 in 12 months.) We could be so much better as a species.

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u/DiamondplateDave 😷 Mask-Wearing Conformist 😷 Nov 28 '22

My family genealogy (book) lists males that had 12+ children, of whom only 2-3 survived more than 3 years. Also often by multiple wives, although it's not obvious what percentage died in childbirth.