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It’s been nice to see some of the Chilean miners fall to their knees in thanks to God upon returning to the surface. But just maybe one of them might have given serious thought about staying down the shaft.
Mike Wittmer ruminates on reports that some of the miners have had more than one significant other waiting for their return to the surface.

One miner “has a first wife he never divorced, his live-in partner, a mother of a child he had several years ago, and a woman who claims to be his current girlfriend all visiting the camp.” An official said that “It’s a logistical nightmare trying to keep them apart and of course they all want to send messages.” The government plans to resolve the financial fights by asking each miner to pick the woman he wants his benefits to go to. Read More

Wittmer, like the rest of us, is thankful for the rescue of the miners while hoping that some of the resilience and courage they’ve shown in the last couple of months will also be applied to their relationships.
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