No matter how many communes anybody invents, the family always creeps back.
MARGARET MEAD, attributed, The Quotable Mom
Mothers are a biological necessity; fathers are a social invention.
MARGARET MEAD, attributed, Just Like Mum Says: A Book of Mum's Wit
Our treatment of both older people and children reflects the value we place on independence and autonomy. We do our best to make our children independent from birth. We leave them all alone in rooms with the lights out and tell them, "Go to sleep by yourselves." And the old people we respect most are the ones who will fight for their independence, who would sooner starve to death than ask for help.
MARGARET MEAD, Family Circle, July 26, 1977
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