51.   His wife, Lucille, stayed home and raised the kids, Frank Jr. and Gayl.

52.   I managed to raise three kids by myself, even if it did mean working three jobs sometimes.

53.   How does he think I raised our kids while he was out there overachieving?

54.   I think that a lot of girls my age may wind up staying home to raise the kids.

55.   I want to be able to raise my kid properly and with all my senses.

56.   I raised my kids.

57.   In the villages the women raised kids and cared for the elderly, while everyone grew grain and vegetables and tended livestock.

58.   It can also be a difficult place to raise kids, receive packages, balance your checkbook or even wash clothes.

59.   It takes the emotional, often volatile, guesswork out of deciding whether Aunt Elizabeth or Uncle Stephen or best friend Donna will raise the kids.

60.   It had been one of those ubiquitous, less-than-trendy Missouri towns, a place where people lived, raised their kids and knew everybody.