Maternity: Real Stories of MotherhoodAllen & Unwin, 2006 - 221 Seiten Discussing all of the different facets of motherhood, this work deals with issues of identity to in-laws, working, relationships, health, safety, housework, schooling and all those tricky questions children ask. |
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Seite 14
... kids is something that we do out of love , that is unconditional , and about them and not us ? In some ways this makes sense - if anything , motherhood is more of a vocation than a job ; no pay , no leave and no tax - deductible perks ...
... kids is something that we do out of love , that is unconditional , and about them and not us ? In some ways this makes sense - if anything , motherhood is more of a vocation than a job ; no pay , no leave and no tax - deductible perks ...
Seite 15
... kids may give you a break , but it doesn't mean you're suddenly not a mother . Try pulling that one off if the phone rings at 2 am just as you sway home from the bar by the pool and it's your mother on her way to a distant hospital with ...
... kids may give you a break , but it doesn't mean you're suddenly not a mother . Try pulling that one off if the phone rings at 2 am just as you sway home from the bar by the pool and it's your mother on her way to a distant hospital with ...
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... kids and on their own are definitely not enough . What most of us lack when we are first hired are the skills required to do the job , the skills with which earlier generations did seem to come ready - equipped . I sometimes feel there ...
... kids and on their own are definitely not enough . What most of us lack when we are first hired are the skills required to do the job , the skills with which earlier generations did seem to come ready - equipped . I sometimes feel there ...
Seite 34
... kids in the playground , there is a scary breed of mother out there who pecks the line into order in double- quick time . It's a funny old thing the ' anything - you - can - do ' game , and the one - upmanship that comes with it can be ...
... kids in the playground , there is a scary breed of mother out there who pecks the line into order in double- quick time . It's a funny old thing the ' anything - you - can - do ' game , and the one - upmanship that comes with it can be ...
Seite 35
... KIDS AWAY AND I SPENT FOUR DAYS SHAKING , CRYING , HYPERVENTILATING AND WANTING TO DIE . I TOOK TWO FURTHER DAYS OFF WORK , THEN PULLED MYSELF TOGETHER AND GOT ON WITH IT . THREE WEEKS DOWN THE TRACK , MY FRIEND DEI SAT ME DOWN FOR A ...
... KIDS AWAY AND I SPENT FOUR DAYS SHAKING , CRYING , HYPERVENTILATING AND WANTING TO DIE . I TOOK TWO FURTHER DAYS OFF WORK , THEN PULLED MYSELF TOGETHER AND GOT ON WITH IT . THREE WEEKS DOWN THE TRACK , MY FRIEND DEI SAT ME DOWN FOR A ...
Inhalt
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Marriage and mates | 41 |
Inlaws and outlaws | 61 |
In the mix | 79 |
Telling the truth | 111 |
Picture of health | 145 |
Household affairs | 181 |
Index | 215 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
actually allergies AMBROSE BIERCE asked assume asthma baby become birth blended families born boys BREASTFEEDING bringing up baby bullying caesarian section child comes couple daughter deal easy ERMA BOMBECK everything fact feel felt feminism friends gender girlfriends girls give GLORIA STEINEM happened happy hard harder housework husband in-laws incredibly Jane keep kids kind knew leave live look lucky managing MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN marriage matter mother mother-in-law motherhood Mummy never night nine to five once pain parents partner person play playground pregnant preschool pretty problem realise relationship responsibility says scary seemed shock someone sometimes started stories stuff suddenly sure tae kwon talking tell there's thing thought took truth trying VIRGINIA WOOLF week WEEKEND woman women wonderful
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 29 - Co the bride and groomChere are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other wings.
Seite 51 - The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Seite 79 - If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.
Seite 110 - You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.
Seite 124 - Making the decision to have a child — it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
Seite 111 - If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.
Seite 94 - Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
Seite 66 - One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Seite 195 - I HAVE YET TO HEAR A MAN ASK FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO COMBINE MARRIAGE AND A CAREER SO MANY MEN, SO FEW WHO CAN AFFORD ME COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, MEN.