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...coming back to haunt me in my personal relationships. When I was younger and my father got home late from work, the tension would mount during his impending arrival until he walked sheepishly through the door to meet his fate--my mother's wrath at his disruption of the household routine. I generally took my father's side on these matters. After all, he was just doing the job (since in my mind, having a job meant going to an office) and she should just feel thankful that he worked so hard all day. She shouldn't take...

Author: By Corinne E. Funk, | Title: Becoming a Homemaker--Slowly | 6/28/1996 | See Source »

...decorating seriously, who will? Dominique Browning, editor in chief of the relaunched House & Garden, due to debut this fall, says Martha's dominance derives from the fact that "she's bossy, she knows what's good for us." It's come to pass that the universal zinger for a household shortfall is, "That's not how Martha would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME 25: THEY RANGE IN AGE FROM 31 TO 67 | 6/17/1996 | See Source »

...Bosnia war-crimes tribunal. Within minutes of the verdict, the jury foreman was telling COURT TV that the message here was to "get involved with your kids." But the picture painted in court was not of inattentive parents; it was of frightened ones. Asked who controlled the Provenzino household, Alex's friend Andrew Nowak, 17, testified, "Alex...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PARENTING ON TRIAL | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

...median net worth of a graduate of the University is $952,400, according to the most recent market-research study conducted by Harvard Magazine. Median household income is $125,800. Half have pursued post-graduate study, and two-thirds hold professional or managerial jobs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Differences Limit Interaction | 5/15/1996 | See Source »

Despite scoring a 1 in biology, a 1 in English and a 2 in calculus, Tserotas was valedictorian of her graduating class even though she had significant duties at home, being chiefly responsible for household work since...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Differences Persist Within Student Body | 5/13/1996 | See Source »

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