41.   Eddie and Freddie Perez across the street have nice parents, but sometimes when they were younger it was easier for them to discuss things with an outsider.

42.   Failure may be an orphan, but success always has many parents.

43.   Fifteen percent have two parents who smoke.

44.   Everyone was white, all but one of the adults had foreign-born parents, and only two were unable to write.

45.   Five have parents with AIDS, or criminal records, or both.

46.   For all age groups, the researchers found, children who adjusted most successfully had parents who were communicative and shared information about what was going on.

47.   Fewer members of the recruit pool have parents with military experience and many potential recruits have very clear career goals, Talbert said.

48.   Having both parents with the defective sickle cell gene, he had a one in four chance of having the disease.

49.   Half have a parent who served.

50.   Having other parents to call for advice, help, or just good company can see you through the ups and downs of child-rearing.