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To " father " a child suggests above all to beget , to provide the sperm which
fertilizes the ovum . To " mother " a child implies a continuing presence , lasting at
least nine months , more often for years . Motherhood is earned , first through an
...
To " father " a child suggests above all to beget , to provide the sperm which
fertilizes the ovum . To " mother " a child implies a continuing presence , lasting at
least nine months , more often for years . Motherhood is earned , first through an
...
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returning to its normal size , and when later , the child ' s mouth , caressing the
nipple , creates waves of sensuality in the womb where it once lay ; or when ,
smelling the breast even in sleep , the child starts to root and grope for the nipple
.
returning to its normal size , and when later , the child ' s mouth , caressing the
nipple , creates waves of sensuality in the womb where it once lay ; or when ,
smelling the breast even in sleep , the child starts to root and grope for the nipple
.
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Various writers have called for a new matriarchalism ; for the taking over by
women of genetic technology ; for the insistence on child - care as a political
commitment by all members of a community or by all “ child - free ” women ;
communal ...
Various writers have called for a new matriarchalism ; for the taking over by
women of genetic technology ; for the insistence on child - care as a political
commitment by all members of a community or by all “ child - free ” women ;
communal ...
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Anger and Tenderness | 1 |
The Sacred Calling | 23 |
The Kingdom of the Fathers | 39 |
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