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Motherhood, the second oldest profession
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- ISBN: 0070064547
- ISBN: 9780070064546
- ISBN: 0440159016
- ISBN: 9780440159018
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Physical Description:
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177 pages ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : McGraw-Hill, ©1983.
Contents / Notes
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- So you want to be a mother! -- Donna (Donna Reed Show), Harriet (Ozzie and Harriet), Barbara (Leave it to Beaver), Shirley (Partridge Family), Marjorie (Make Room for Daddy), Jane (Father Knows Best), Florence (The Brady Bunch) -- Frank -- Connie -- Everybody else's mother -- The first day of school for "the baby" -- Pacifier pioneers -- Who are hard to raise - boys or girls? -- Donna -- Hair -- Sharon -- Louise and Estelle -- How I spent my summer by Laura Parsons, age 11 -- The five greatest American fiction writers of all time (who just happened to be mothers) -- Julie -- The special mother -- Ginny -- ¿Se habla English? -- Dottie -- Two be or not two be -- Brooke -- Born to crisis -- Cora -- Stepmothers with bad P.R.: Snow White's stepmother ; Cinderella's stepmother ; Hansel and Gretel's stepmother -- Pat -- Five classic motherhood speeches: "Why you cannot have a snake for a pet" ; "So you've decided to pierce your ears" ; "Do you know what time it is" ; "You want to borrow my WHAT?" ; "Don't pretend you don't know what this is all about. YOU know! " -- Sarah -- Motherese: Oldies but goodies ; On age ; Guilt grabbers ; Great exit lines ; Philosophical bon-bons -- Janet -- If you can't stand the heat...turn off the stove -- "Every puppy should have a boy" -- Treva -- Anonymous -- Don't you dare bleed on Mom's breakfast" -- "Is anyone home?" -- Primer of guilt: "Bless me, everybody, for I have sinned" -- Rose -- "Do I have to use my own money?" -- The spirit of Christmas...and other expenses -- Mary -- Ethel -- Erma -- Epilogue. |
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| Subject: | Mothers Anecdotes Motherhood Humor Mothers Anecdotes Mères Anecdotes, facéties, satires, etc Mères Anecdotes Maternité Humour Motherhood Mothers Mutterschaft Mothers |
| Genre: | Anecdotes Wit and Humor humor. Anecdotes. Humor. Anecdotes. Humor. Anecdotes. Humour. |
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