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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Page 206
... young lawyer in the firm , a man from the West who had settled in Boston , was invited to play bridge one winter night some years ago in Brookline . Finding the street on which his hostess lived blocked with snow , he left his car and ...
... young lawyer in the firm , a man from the West who had settled in Boston , was invited to play bridge one winter night some years ago in Brookline . Finding the street on which his hostess lived blocked with snow , he left his car and ...
Page 290
... young admirer . Included in it was this third - person description of the devastating effect on him of his mother's death : " At Eight years old John was left a Motherless boy which loss was complete and permanent , for notwithstanding ...
... young admirer . Included in it was this third - person description of the devastating effect on him of his mother's death : " At Eight years old John was left a Motherless boy which loss was complete and permanent , for notwithstanding ...
Page 444
... young age was little Lina Medina who , in 1939 , delivered a baby when ( ac- cording to her Peruvian Indian mother ) she was still four months shy of her fifth birthday . Lina's baby , a lusty six - pound boy , was delivered by ...
... young age was little Lina Medina who , in 1939 , delivered a baby when ( ac- cording to her Peruvian Indian mother ) she was still four months shy of her fifth birthday . Lina's baby , a lusty six - pound boy , was delivered by ...
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