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If I wasn’t a neck-rolling, gold-digging “baby mama,” what else would I be? According to mainstream media, Clair Huxtable, of course! The flawless, picture-perfect wife and mother of five on “The Cosby Show” seamlessly juggled her family and high-powered career without a strand of hair out place.So where does that leave us everyday, working-class mothers…

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