What Does Your Mother Do - Doris Linkletter '71

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Some mothe~'5

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Thej take. c_are of ~our home and 'jOUY- -f a..ther aY'\d brothers a..nd 5\.Sters.

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~our c.\othe5 and han3 thetl) Ln the sun

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The'j a..l~o he\p ~ou keep ~ou,... room c\ean and rte.at.

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I5 ~our mother a. hou5ewlfe?

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lllll\l( i\lll lll I 5 ~our mothe~ a librarian? A libra~ian he\p5 ~ou +Lnd book~ to read a..nd let5 ~ou -t.a.ke them home UntLL ~ou

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fini5h r-ea..din3 -them.

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Ma'-jbe ~out"" mother work~ +or other

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A sec.reta.r13 +1jpes letters

and keeps appol-ntment5

She an=,we.'('o the telephone and. ta.ke~ meo$a5eo tov- her boss.

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A~'<"oce.'<"~ c...\erk add5 up 50 Pe'<"'rr\ ar ke t. She -te..\\~

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the co5t of food at a

~ou how muc...h ':lour food.. co~t~.

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Or L~ ~our mot.her a profe5~iona.l Woman

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A prof e~s,·on al woman c.a n be a cl o c..to'('"") a nuYse .> an aY-c...'r'\ Ltec.t) or an en~ \,.nee-r •

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Adoc.tor take~ c..a re of ~ou whe.Y1 'jou are 5i c.k. A doctor ~i'ie~ \1J 0 u a C-r\cc...k- up eve.Y-u ue.a.r. ihe cloc..to'(' c.hec:..k.6 ~cvre~e.5 r\d .J J d a 'jouy- ea'("5) \JOuf' throa.t a.nd uou~ knee~) a.rid +he 0t:t 0'(' J ..J 5 ~our ch aL o \J,le,i !3 h6 ~ou. The nul"!>e he Ip!> the. d ocio~ d urln3 Y-.Jttri e.c.K- up· 5ome ti me 5 she. Ii 6ten6 to ~our- h ea.rt bea±

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A dent,~t

c.hec.k6 ~ouv- teeth two i:ime~ evef"~ ~ear.

The de.ntL~t ta...\<e6 out bad ~pot~ tn ~cur teeth. The~e a"°e. C.a\Jt:l(e5. The dent,5t 8--l~o C.\ea~s ~cur tee.th to h\a.ke -lnem b"<"t.~'ht o..ncl oni~j.

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An arc..h Ltec.t dr-aw pic.tuY-e5 o-f ho\)~e5. The~e pi'c.-tur-e~ ~how peop\e what -the hou~c WLll look lLke befo~e Lt I..~ bui.Lt . Doe~ ~ouY- mothey- d'<aW p,·c..ture~ of hou~e~

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Some mothe-r6 are eY'\9(nee\""5. The~ c.a.n be c..iv,1 en<?,Lnee.Y-5, electv-Cc..a..L e."'9t.ne.e~, or- c.hem\~a.l en5t:nee.f'.s.

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A ci\/LL en~(nee'(" mea5ure5 how -far awa'j -lh,'('\9s aY-e. 5he al50 rnea.sure~ how tall th\ng5 a-re ~uc.h a~ t-ree~J-fLre h~aran-l~) OY-- wa:\:.er tower~. She u!>e~ a tran5Lt and.. a.. rriea.~un:n~ rod.

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e\ec:t.ric.al en~t:.neer hel p.s e\ec.tn:.cLt'J tra\lel -lo \.\our home.

E lec.t<(c..Lt~ 5,ve~ ~ou 1,·9ht at nL_sht and ma..ke~ ~6uy- te\e\Ji~Lon -f:.uyn on .

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A c..ncm,c..a..l e~gLneev- wor-\<.5 LY\ a. LaboY-ato~. 5he )')')i~es th~n~~ to~e-they- Z1hd e)(per(ment.5. Crea.t(n~ l'\ew -thLh-9~

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Doe~ ~au'<" mother woY-k a~ an ene,t.:nee.r?

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Doe~ 'jOU'<" mothe'<" wo'C"k (n the po!>t off,·ce Theri 5he worl<.5 fer the 'jO'lEY-rwr,e.nt. Sne ~ov-t~ let.tev-5 a"'d de \i'iev-5 le-tte.<"6 t.o house~ Like ~Ou'\'" own. Do ~ou 5et Let-t.e.v-~ LY\ the mai.l

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Dee~ ~our rno-the-r

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famLl~ c.ar. The attendant aL6D checko under t'he hood of 'jour- C.a'r t.o make 5uY-e ~our c.ar- 'NL LL ~un . a.ttenclant pumps <ja~ LY\

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