Word: motherhood
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These interests soon drowned her marriage to Nevelson-a cultivated and decent man, but by her terms "not a poet." The birth of her son Myron in 1922 threw her into a severe depression: "I wasn't ready for motherhood; I didn't know how to live." Mother and father stayed together nine more years, finally separating...
...Having Children. I think people should think a million times before they give birth. The guilts of motherhood were the worst guilts in the world for me. They were really insurmountable. You see, you are depriving another human being of so many things, and the other party also knows...
...took courage for a lone state representative to buck 262 compatriots by voting against Question 1 on tomorrow's ballot--an issue as inherently unquestionable to Americans as motherhood and apple pie--equal rights for the handicapped. The proposed amendment would add to the state constitution an article prohibiting discrimination against handicapped people. The only objection raised so far is that the vague wording of the amendment could possibly be interpreted to mean that Massachusetts will have to install ramps and elevators in old buildings throughout the state...
...assume that women carelessly opt for abortion is both patronizing and paternalistic. The state should stay neutral in the moral debate between right-to-lifers and proabortionists--it would be equally wrong in insisting that all pregnant women read a statement outlining the difficulties of motherhood. Moreover, the law's lukewarm attempt at preventing abortions will not deter those intent on having them; the only effect will be to drive women--especially minors--away from reputable clinics...
...with his divorce, and "Summer Romance," "Send It To Me," and "Let Me Go" al concern breaking up. "Summer Romance" is the apotheosis of the summer song, jumping like a convertible with tight shocks on the way to Jones Beach. "Send It To Me," a bizarre reggae tribute to Motherhood and the women of the Warsaw Pact, begins with a guitar quote from Duane Allman and rollicks right along, like "Summer Romance," in the general form of what might be called "good time music." But it's not-it's bad time music trying to put the best face...