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PatSeg

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11. I can only imagine what it was like for

Reply to Feel Good Inc (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 05:27 PM

Sep 1

Ethel to be left with 10 children and pregnant with the 11th. Meanwhile, it is hard to know who or what to believe without first hand knowledge, though it sounds like a very chaotic household. I wonder what it would have been like if Bobby Kennedy had lived.

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Just a quick reminder that Junior's mother, [View all] no_hypocrisy Sep 1 OP

The entire Kennedy family is embarrassed by this idiot LetMyPeopleVote Sep 1 #1

its ok. they are only embarrassed. not sorry. Tetrachloride Sep 1 #13

No real action... summer_in_TX Sep 1 #15

"do or do not-- there is no try" Tetrachloride Sep 2 #16

what were they supposed to do? travelingthrulife Sep 2 #21

I don't blame her. Sometimes crappy mothers have great kids. twodogsbarking Sep 1 #2

And sometimes great mothers have crappy kids. liberalla Sep 1 #7

I think you have this reversed. AllyCat Sep 1 #14

Jr is the crappy kid but I don't blame the mother. Nor would I give credit to a crappy mother who had a great child. twodogsbarking Sep 2 #20

I didn't know that PatSeg Sep 1 #3

Ethel was left a widow of 11 kids. Feel Good Inc Sep 1 #6

I can only imagine what it was like for PatSeg Sep 1 #11

i can't imagine one minute being a shoe-in for president MadameButterfly Sep 2 #30

You are probably right PatSeg Sep 2 #32

Though he was not a public person TNNurse Sep 2 #23

No, actually I don't PatSeg Sep 2 #26

It's not just one thing. Losing a parent is big MadameButterfly Sep 2 #31

"" AllaN01Bear Sep 1 #4

The kid took a wrong turn and developed sicko republicon "values" BoRaGard Sep 1 #5

I worked a few seasons in Hyannis and got to see that family in action Warpy Sep 1 #8

Your comments here are interesting and well stated. Thanks. (Old issues of "Prevention" - funny stuff). FadedMullet Sep 1 #9

"Junior really needs to be impeached for negligence and gross incompetence..." OldBaldy1701E Sep 2 #22

From Simpsons: Robert F Quimby Jr bmichaelh Sep 1 #10

I gave RFK Jr the benefit of the doubt because of the murder of his father and how he found out mountain grammy Sep 1 #12

wow did not know that mikenash54 Sep 2 #17

there are people who are damaged from the word go NJCher Sep 2 #18

One more NJCher Sep 2 #19

Chump's childhood was a mess also FakeNoose Sep 2 #25

Junior has done more damage than his family has done good RainCaster Sep 2 #24

He should have been aborted. dalton99a Sep 2 #27

Let's not bring abortion into this, please. ShazzieB Sep 2 #28

A Kennedy Republican? czarjak Sep 2 #29