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Children have a right to some stability and constancy from the adults in their lives.

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Dan Savage
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: October 7
Author
Journalist
Podcaster
Sex Educator
Writer
Chicago
Illinois
Daniel Keenan Savage
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Children
Constancy
Stability
Adults
Lives

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