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Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Mothers and Daughters

1 The Journey 3

2 The Way They Were 27

3 Always Have Something to Fall Back On 45

4 Stand On Your Own Two Feet 63

5 Just Wait Until You Have Children of Your Own 81

6 In God, All Things Are Possible 109

7 Manners Don't Cost Money 131

8 An Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree 151

9 My Son Is My Son 'Til He Gets Him a Wife, But My Daughter's My Daughter All Her Life 167

10 You'll Never Miss the Water 'Til the Well Runs Dry, and You'll Never Miss Your Mother 'Til She's Gone 189

11 Coming Home 205

Epilogue 215

Appendix A: Survey 221

Appendix B What Our Mothers Told Us: A Cliche for Every Occasion 233

Notes 243

Index 247

About the Authors 251

My Mother Was Right How Todays Women Reconcile

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 16/11/2009
      ISBN13: 9780470623350, 978-0470623350
      ISBN10: 0470623357
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Acknowledgments

      Mothers and Daughters

      1 The Journey 3

      2 The Way They Were 27

      3 Always Have Something to Fall Back On 45

      4 Stand On Your Own Two Feet 63

      5 Just Wait Until You Have Children of Your Own 81

      6 In God, All Things Are Possible 109

      7 Manners Don't Cost Money 131

      8 An Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree 151

      9 My Son Is My Son 'Til He Gets Him a Wife, But My Daughter's My Daughter All Her Life 167

      10 You'll Never Miss the Water 'Til the Well Runs Dry, and You'll Never Miss Your Mother 'Til She's Gone 189

      11 Coming Home 205

      Epilogue 215

      Appendix A: Survey 221

      Appendix B What Our Mothers Told Us: A Cliche for Every Occasion 233

      Notes 243

      Index 247

      About the Authors 251

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