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As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman, I will not ... - MORE As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son's future are counting on me.

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mothers and sons

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Like plowing, housework makes the ground ready for the germination of family life. The kids will not invite a teacher home if beer... - MORE Like plowing, housework makes the ground ready for the germination of family life. The kids will not invite a teacher home if beer cans litter the living room. The family isn't likely to have breakfast together if somebody didn't remember to buy eggs, milk, or muffins. Housework maintains an orderly setting in which family life can flourish.

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housework | families | home

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Like many another romance, the romance of the family turns sour when the money runs out. If we really cared about families, we wou... - MORE Like many another romance, the romance of the family turns sour when the money runs out. If we really cared about families, we would not let "born again" patriarchs send up moral abstractions as a smokescreen for the scandal of American family economics.

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social problems: poverty | families | economics

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The ultra-right would have us believe that families are in trouble because of humanism, feminism, secular education, or sexual lib... - MORE The ultra-right would have us believe that families are in trouble because of humanism, feminism, secular education, or sexual liberation, but the consensus of Americans is that what tears families apart is unemployment, inflation, and financial worries.

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social problems: poverty | families | conflict, general

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Housework is the only activity at which men are allowed to be consistently inept because they are thought to be so competent at ev... - MORE Housework is the only activity at which men are allowed to be consistently inept because they are thought to be so competent at everything else.

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housework | men | responsibilities

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I find it profoundly symbolic that I am appearing before a committee of fifteen men who will report to a legislative body of one h... - MORE I find it profoundly symbolic that I am appearing before a committee of fifteen men who will report to a legislative body of one hundred men because of a decision handed down by a court comprised of nine men--on an issue that affects millions of women.... I have the feeling that if men could get pregnant, we wouldn't be struggling for this legislation. If men could get pregnant, maternity benefits would be as sacrosanct as the G.I. Bill.

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social problems: sexism | women | men

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We mothers are learning to mark our mothering success by our daughters' lengthening flight. When they need us, we are fiercely the... - MORE We mothers are learning to mark our mothering success by our daughters' lengthening flight. When they need us, we are fiercely there. But we do not need them to need us--or to become us.

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mothers and daughters

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Compared to other parents, remarried parents seem more desirous of their child's approval, more alert to the child's emotional sta... - MORE Compared to other parents, remarried parents seem more desirous of their child's approval, more alert to the child's emotional state, and more sensitive in their parent-child relations. Perhaps this is the result of heightened empathy for the child's suffering, perhaps it is a guilt reaction; in either case, it gives the child a potent weapon--the power to disrupt the new household and come between parent and the new spouse.

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stepfamilies | remarriage | children

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The politics of the family are the politics of a nation. Just as the authoritarian family is the authoritarian state in microcosm,... - MORE The politics of the family are the politics of a nation. Just as the authoritarian family is the authoritarian state in microcosm, the democratic family is the best training ground for life in a democracy.

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parenting styles, general

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The risk for a woman who considers her helpless children her "job" is that the children's growth toward self-sufficiency may be ex... - MORE The risk for a woman who considers her helpless children her "job" is that the children's growth toward self-sufficiency may be experienced as a refutation of the mother's indispensability, and she may unconsciously sabotage their growth as a result.

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self-reliance | responsibilities | mothers

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