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...book's title, when uttered by a member of the Muffia--the nonworking mums--is not a compliment. They send thank-you notes for play dates, needle Kate about when she will go part time and snap up the best party clowns, leaving Kate with one who specializes in twisting balloons into phallic designs. Kate sees both sides of the mother divide: "The non-working mother looks at the working mother with envy and fear because she thinks that the working mum has got away with it, and the working mum looks back with fear and envy because she knows...
...first year of life, believe it or not. The whole underlying principle of setting a good example is so key. The infant can see parents being respectful to each other. As children learn to talk, saying "Please" and "Thank you," they'll begin to realize why they're saying these words. So that can start really young...
...countercultural element: "You should be ashamed of portraying the biggest tragedy in American history as a feel-good 1960s Woodstock party." But closer to ground zero, a New Jersey librarian welcomed Rauschenberg's gentle memorial: "I saw so many horrible pictures last September and will probably see many more. Thank you for not putting on your cover a horrific picture of the Twin Towers burning or collapsing...
...Thank you for your beautiful story on Hilary Strauch, the 12-year-old girl whose father died in the collapse of the south tower of the World Trade Center [11 LIVES, THE DAUGHTER, Sept. 9]. I am 62 and also a father. I could not get through your article without wiping away tears several times. Hilary's story and the way she has had to get along without her father are touching. She may be scared, but she will survive. LARRY GERRMAN San Mateo, Calif...
...feared—who can wait to return to the famed land of red brick and overwork after only a few weeks away? No, it was the actual move-in itself. All those boxes. So much angst built up inside that I exclaimed aloud, “Phew! Thank gosh I don’t ever have to do move-in again after this year...