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Just Wondering

March 24, 2004

Jessa seems to be rather upset with Daphne de Marneffe’s article in Salon and her book, Maternal Desire: On Children, Love, and the Inner Life. She clarifies her position here, though I’m still having trouble reconciling her disgust with de Marneffe with her general admiration for Caitlin Flanagan. To me, they both seem to be gleefully throwing guilt at working mothers.

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