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...have adopted more children than we could easily care for financially or emotionally. Yet we continue to survive. We are grateful every day to the mothers of the eight of our eleven children who were adopted instead of aborted, even though none is a cute, cuddly infant. In fact, they are racially mixed, Asian, emotionally disturbed, physically handicapped, learning disabled and "too old" -but a total...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 18, 1981 | 5/18/1981 | See Source »

Although it is often suggested, adoption isn't a solution. It's no problem finding homes for cute, cuddly, alert infants. But what about babies who are racially mixed, mentally retarded, emotionally disturbed, brain-damaged, or children too old to be wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Apr. 27, 1981 | 4/27/1981 | See Source »

James Dolbear also fails as Nora's tyrannical husband Thomas, unnecessarily Americanized from Ibsen's Torvald. His mugging and blustering gives the character a sort of musical comedy quality; a cute shallowness. His tone never changes. He's not believable for a second as an ambitious, willful man, tortured by the demands of respectability--he's just a sissy, a bone-headed dolt...

Author: By Jacob V. Lamar, | Title: Child's Play | 4/22/1981 | See Source »

...women argue about sizes of Bean's Oxford Cloth Shirtdresses, Bean's Jean Skirts and Bean's Kettle Cloth Skirts. They settle on one and head for the footwear department, stopping in front of a display of the Maine hunting shoe, L. L.'s first inspiration. "They're so cute," one of the women says. "And besides, I need something to go shopping...

Author: By William E. Mckibben, | Title: The Legacy of Leon Leonwood | 4/21/1981 | See Source »

Fans now name children after characters (Shanna and Virginia are favorites). And they subscribe to several newsletters, among them Barbra Critiques, a monthly review by Barbara Wren, an Independence, Mo., bookseller. Sample appraisal: "Love at Sea ... Cute, short read. American gal, Greek guy, cruise ship ... lightly entertaining...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Excerpt: From Bedroom to Boardroom | 4/13/1981 | See Source »

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