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A friend of mine shared a quote with me the other day:

"The closest a man can get to immortality is having a son."

I thought it was a great quote; but, I also wondered how much truth there was in it. Erica and I are expecting a son soon. In a couple of short weeks he will join our 20 month-old daughter in the tiny second bedroom of our apartment.

The idea that having a son could somehow help you live forever is somewhat attractive, no doubt bolstered by dreams of taking h…