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The Caretaking Has To Be Done. "somebody's Got To Be The Mommy." Individually, We Underestimate This Need, And As A Society We Make Inadequate Provision For It. Women Take Up The Slack, Making The Need Invisible As We Step In To Fill It.
-Mary Catherine Bateson
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The Caretaking Has To Be Done. "somebody's

Mary Catherine Bateson
The Caretaking Has To Be Done. "somebody's Got To Be The Mommy." Individually, We Underestimate This Need, And As A Society We Make Inadequate Provision For It. Women Take Up The Slack, Making The Need Invisible As We Step In To Fill It.
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