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D'Amour Road
by
Sigrid
Macdonald
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Chapter Sixteen
Speaking of parents, I felt obliged to go to the Tuesday evening function at Mark’s parents, who lived in an elegant older home in the Glebe. Unlike my dad, who was easy-going, Mark’s father, Jeffrey, was about as mellow as Rush Limbaugh. At the age of 72, Jeff was painfully thin, walked with a stoop, and his bald head shone like a bowling ball. He was a big fan of Dr. Laura Schlessinger's.
The last time I had the pleasure of talking to Jeffrey, he had expounded on the selfishness of mothers in the workforce, and the critical need for them to stay at home with their children like Dr. Laura did. Of course, stay-at-home Laura somehow managed to pursue her high-powered career, to write books, and to conduct her infamous radio show from home after the birth of her son; she didn't exactly practise what she preached.
Moreover, Laura missed the point that many women had to work for economic reasons. And for all her talk about ethics and the importance of family, she was outrageously rude to the people who called into her show. I couldn’t stand Dr. Laura but Jeffrey worshiped her.
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