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Childbirth
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I am often slow in catching up to the times, but even so, I still cannot even grip this idea: With nothing more than pitocin in your IV drip, you can sooner control the date and time of the birth of a human being-- the gushing entry into the great blue world of a whole new person-- than you can the scheduling of a few line cooks in your operation.
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― Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
― Blood, Bones, and Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef
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And they say to us that we're never at risk,
sheltered at home, while they fight with spears.
How wrong they are: I'd rather three times over
stand behind a shield than give birth once.
...more
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― The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripedes
― The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripedes
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