The Mother Book: A Compendium of Trivia & Grandeur Concerning Mothers, Motherhood & MaternityAbstract: Mothers and their children are the subject of this trivia collection. Included are 30 chapters of anecdotes, facts, fallacies, jokes, poems, literature, songs and curiosities about mothers. The diversity of mothers and motherhood is shown with a touch of subjective whimsey. The book tries not to offend or stereotype or This injustice. The materials are placed informally and some topics such as the pros and cons of natural childbirth are not discussed. (kbc). |
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... churches and a civil affair in our society . I cannot think , offhand , of any civilization except ours in which an ... church by the tail as she swung everything else . . . Mom's first gracious presence at the ballot - box was roughly ...
... churches and a civil affair in our society . I cannot think , offhand , of any civilization except ours in which an ... church by the tail as she swung everything else . . . Mom's first gracious presence at the ballot - box was roughly ...
Page 190
... Church stressed the urgency of baptizing babies as soon as possible . So it was that only a few hours after the ... church to be baptized . This was the beginning of a long association with the Church that was to culminate , in 190.
... Church stressed the urgency of baptizing babies as soon as possible . So it was that only a few hours after the ... church to be baptized . This was the beginning of a long association with the Church that was to culminate , in 190.
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... CHURCH " The little Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton , West Virginia , because of its early adoption of Anna Jarvis's concept , is now the recognized " Mother Church " of Mother's Day . On sale at this official Mother's Day Shrine ...
... CHURCH " The little Andrews Methodist Church in Grafton , West Virginia , because of its early adoption of Anna Jarvis's concept , is now the recognized " Mother Church " of Mother's Day . On sale at this official Mother's Day Shrine ...
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