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Are you a good mother?
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The Independent - London
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March 26, 1995
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DEBORAH MOGGACH, novelist, mother of Tom, 19 and Lottie, 17:
I'll ask my daughter, she's in the bath . . . she just shrieked
with laughter. I'm weak because I let them do what they want. But
the world's so tough, I think they should have fun while they're
still with me. I'm a very jolly mother.
PENNY VINCENZI, writer, mother of Polly, 32, Sophie, 29, Emily,
19 and Claudia, 16: I think it's quite brave to say you're a good
mother. You very quickly know that you're getting it wrong at least
half the time. I think and hope I'm an all right mother. I love
them all to pieces and I hope that makes up for all my mistakes.
POLA MANZILA UDDIN, deputy leader of Tower Hamlets Borough
Council, mother ...
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