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Article: OPINION: A simple gift of salt and sugar: That's all the joy some mothers may crave.
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- Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
- Article date:
- May 8, 2007
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Byline: Laura Ofobike
May 8--Right around the time the mailbox begins to sag with Mother's Day literature is when I look out for another take on motherhood.
When the come-ons pick up for diamonds and pearls, perfumes and all things feminine, I know what is about to land on my desk: the "State of the World's Mothers" annual report from Save the Children, an international children's advocacy group.
I could bet the arrival of the report early in May is not timed to induce even the hint of guilt. Let's just say the rundown of the state of motherhood the world around can make for serious discomfort when half the brain is considering plunking down ...
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