A Working Mother's Day, from A to Z

A mother in Boston was feeling guilty, as mothers do. Her daughter had told her she was the only mom who never took her kid to Brownies. Now that probably wasn't true, but it is the child's role to make the mother feel bad about things she hasn't done enough, as well as things she simply hasn't done. So the day of the next Brownie meeting, Mom got to the office early, rushed through her tasks, then made an excuse and left. She drove across town like Sandra Bullock in Speed. Arriving at the Brownie meeting, Mom sat down and basked...

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