Word: parented
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...women, apparently moved by Jimmy's emotional plea to "get my brother out of this particular home," granted custody to the father. The verdict is a legal setback for gay-rights activists, who contend that homosexuality should not be considered an obstacle to being a good parent...
...battle for equality is almost totally won in Scandinavia. Divorce is relatively easy, abortion is mostly free, and in Sweden, either parent can receive temporary compensation from the state for staying home with a baby or a sick child, instead of going to work. To demonstrate that the country cannot function without them, Icelandic women staged a one-day strike in October: schools, theaters and telephone service were all shut down...
...also noted that relations had not been helped by a new tax bill that, once enacted, would force both TIME and the Reader's Digest to stop publishing separate Canadian editions. The bill would require that both magazines have an 80% difference in editorial content from their parent U.S. editions (TIME...
...gentleness and compassion shown children. Even Cotton Mather, that stern Calvinist moralist, loved his children and tried to be attentive and considerate toward them; certainly he showed them affection and even a humorous side of his personality. But especially in New England, children were held to strict account. A parent's love was measured by his or her sternness, though historical accounts show mothers less demanding and more acquiescent than fathers-and Southerners far more easygoing than Northerners. In fact, among the Southern gentry, children were virtually handed over to an assorted collection of nurses, tutors and servants...
...prosaic, shorthand to describe someone who willingly suffers something that seems beyond the call of duty: a son or daughter, for instance, who spends years caring for a senile and demanding parent...