"I thought of all the magazine article I'd read on mothers who worked and constantly felt guilty about leaving their children with someone else. I had ...
(24/7) once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer.
~ Jodi Picoult ~
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(24/7) once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer.
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