Growing up in the fifties and sixties, I can only remember knowing one…

Joyce Maynard
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Growing up in the fifties and sixties, I can only remember knowing one child, ever, whose parents got a divorce, and hardly any whose mother worked at anything besides raising her children. ✨ Family Is Ultimate Source Of Inspiration by Joyce Maynard, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 18, 2010.
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Growing up in the fifties and sixties, I can only remember knowing one child, ever, whose parents got a divorce, and hardly any whose mother worked at anything besides raising her children. ✨ Family Is Ultimate Source Of Inspiration by Joyce Maynard, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 18, 2010.

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