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Page 116
... sister - rival who has found it . When my mother remarried , I got a step - sister who is ten months older than I. The two of us were more or less united , but when we were together , my mother seemed to prefer Melinda , who played up ...
... sister - rival who has found it . When my mother remarried , I got a step - sister who is ten months older than I. The two of us were more or less united , but when we were together , my mother seemed to prefer Melinda , who played up ...
Page 117
... sister's . My sister is very competitive . My parents never went to visit my sister after she married without bringing gifts . I mean my mother worked for three weeks buying enough things to take . And what did I get― nothing . We went ...
... sister's . My sister is very competitive . My parents never went to visit my sister after she married without bringing gifts . I mean my mother worked for three weeks buying enough things to take . And what did I get― nothing . We went ...
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Judith Arcana. Competing with a sister may be far uglier than mother / daughter competitions . After all , in most cases , mothers have given us nurturance and support at least part of the time , and our sisters may never , given the ...
Judith Arcana. Competing with a sister may be far uglier than mother / daughter competitions . After all , in most cases , mothers have given us nurturance and support at least part of the time , and our sisters may never , given the ...
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Learning the Roles | 1 |
We Learn To Be Women | 35 |
Affection and Violence | 71 |
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