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The couple’s only child, Christopher, was born in 1987.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
On Monday, attorney John Ray filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Benjamin Torres, the only child of Valerie Mack, according to court documents obtained by Fox News.
—Julia Bonavita , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Her values—including her severe rigidity about gender roles—alienate her from her only child and set her up for inevitable disappointment.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Osbourne shares her only child with Slipknot's Sid Wilson.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
On Monday, attorney John Ray filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Benjamin Torres, the only child of Valerie Mack, according to court documents obtained by Fox News.
—Julia Bonavita , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
Her values—including her severe rigidity about gender roles—alienate her from her only child and set her up for inevitable disappointment.
—Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
Osbourne shares her only child with Slipknot's Sid Wilson.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Only child.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/only%20child. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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