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sintheorchestra.Rachel—she'
stheoneinthemiddle—istwelvenow.AndthisismysonPeter.He'
soneyearolderthanRachel.RachelandPeterarebothinjuniorhighschool.Timereallyflies.JuneandIhavebeenmarriedfortwentyyearsnow.
4.Woman:
Thisisapictureofmewithmythreekids.Thegirls,JillandAnne,arebothinhighschool.ThisisJillontheright.She'
llgraduatenextyear.Anneistwoyearsyounger.MysonDanisincollege.Itseemslikethekidsareneverhome.IseethemfordinnerandsometimesonSaturdaymornings,butthat'
saboutit.They'
rereallybusyandhavealotoffriends.
二
John:
It'
ssuper,Mary.It'
sjustwhatIwanted.
Mary:
Well,Iknowyousaidyouroldcalculatorwasnogoodanymore.
Well,itwasn'
tthatitwasnogood.Itjustwouldn'
tdoallthethingsIneedtodoatwork.Anditcertainlywouldn'
tremembertelephonenumbersformelikethisone.
Isupposeyou'
regoingtostartputtinginnumbersstraightaway.
I'
veputinonewhilewe'
vebeenchatting.I'
veputinoursolicitor'
snumber.YouknowhowoftenIneedtocallhimoncompanycontracts.
Sowhatothersareyougoingtoputin?
Well,numberone.Accountant,Ithink.
Thecompany'
saccountant?
Yes.Nowjustletmeputinthenumber.That'
sit.
Andnumbertwo,thebank.
OK.Bank.Now,that'
s345674.Oh...Andnumber3,thedoctor.
Yes.Hisnumber'
s,er,letmethink.76763.Andthenthedentist,ofcourse.
What'
sthat?
Number4,isn'
tit?
Dentist.
Yes,thenumber'
s239023.Iremember,becauseIrangyesterdayaboutRobbie'
sappointment.
That'
sfine.Andnow—thegarage.757412.
Andthenhowaboutthestationnumber?
You'
realwayshuntingaroundforthatinapanic.
Yes,you'
reright.Whatisthenumberanyway?
Oh,Ican'
tremember.I'
lljustlookitupinthetelephonedirectory.
Allright.Now,number7,theflowershop,Ithink.Yes,florist.Andthat'
s989024.Oh,Imustn'
tforgetthenewLondonofficenumber.Sothat'
snumber8,newLondonoffice.
John,here'
sthestationnumber.546534.
546534.Thanks.Nowthatwasnumber6onmylist.
Howfarhaveyougotnow?
Well,I'
veaddedacouplemore.Thenextonewillbe9.
WhataboutBillandSue?
No,Icanalwaysremembertheirnumber.ButIalwayshavetolookupJohnandJane'
snumber.Whatisit?
JohnandJane...JohnandJane...Iknow,21463.
OK.21463.JohnandJane.Andonemoreperhaps?
Thehairdresser?
WhydoIneedthehairdresser'
snumber?
No,Ithoughtthiswasmypocketcalculator.Oh,Itellyouonenumberwedoneedquiteoften—thesportsclub!
thesportsclub!
Greatmindsthinkalike!
OK,number10.SportsClub.Andthat'
s—
675645.
675645.Wellthat'
senoughforthemoment,Ithink.Now,asit'
smybirthday,whatabouttakingmeoutforameal?
Idon'
tthinkIcanrememberthetelephonenumberofourfavoriterestaurant!
三
Josephine:
Wedidfeelfarmorestabilityinourlives,becauseyousee...inthesedaysIthinkthere'
salwaysaconcernthatfamilieswillseparateorsomething,butinthosedaysnobodyexpectedthefamiliestoseparate.
Gertrude:
Ofcoursetheremayhavebeensmoking,drinkinganddrug-takingyearsago,butitwasallkeptveryquiet,nobodyknewanythingaboutit.Butthesedaystherereallyisn'
tthefamilylifethatweusedtohave.Thechildrenseemtodomoreastheylikewhethertheyknowit'
srightorwrong.Oh,thingsareverydifferentIthink.
Question:
Whatwasyourparents'
roleinfamilylife?
Well,mymotheractuallydidn'
tdoatremendousamountinthehouse,butshediddoagreatdealofworkoutsideandshewasveryinterested,forexample,intheNursingAssociationcollectingmoneyforit.Wehadsomebodywholookedafterusandthenwealsohadsomeonewhodidthecleaning.
Well,welivedinaflat,weonlyhadthreeroomsandabathroom.FatherworkedontherailwayatVictoriaStationandmymotherdidn'
twork,obviously.Myfather'
swageIthinkwasabouttwopoundsaweekandIsupposeourrentwasabouttwelveshillingsaweek,youknowasrentwas-I'
mgoingbackagoodmanyyears.Wedidn'
thaveaneasylife,youknowandIthinkthat'
swhymymotherwentoutsomuchwithherfriends.Itwasareliefforher,youknowreally.
Didyouhaveacloserelationshipwithyourparents?
InasenseIwouldsaynotveryclosebutwe,atthattime,didn'
tfeelthatway,wedidn'
tthinkaboutitverymuchIdon'
tthink.Ithinktodaypeoplearemuchclosertotheirparentsandtalkabouteverything,whichwedidn'
t.Then,ofcourse,weusedtoplayalotofgames,becausewedidn'
thaveatelevisionorevenaradioandwewouldplaygamesintheeveningsratherthanhaveconversation,Ithink.
Wastheremoredisciplineinfamiliesinthosedays?
Ohyes,Idothinkso,yes.Weweremuchmoredisciplinedandwewentaboutasafamilyanditwasn'
tuntilIwasprobablyabout18beforeIwouldactuallygooutwithanyfriendsofmyown.
Statements:
1.Seventyyearsagoyoungpeopleoftensmokedanddrankinfrontofothers.
2.Apartfromagreatdealofworkoutside,Josephine'
smotheralsolookedafterherchildrenanddidthecleaninginthehouse.
3.Gertrude'
sfatherearnedtwopoundsaweek.
4.Gertrude'
sfamilyhadtopaytenshillingsaweekfortheirflat.
5.Youngpeopleseventyyearsagodeeplyfeltthattheydidnothaveaverycloserelationshipwiththeirparents.
6.Nowadayspeoplearemuchclosertotheirparentsandtalkabouteverythingtothem.
四
Fatherisaveryformalwordtoday.Mostpeopleusetheword"
Dad"
or"
Daddy"
instead.OnFather'
sDaychildrenmighttaketheirdadoutforameal.Theymightsendhimagreetingcardorcallonthetelephone,ortheymightbuyhimapresent.
NotallchildrenhoweverwillseeorspeakwiththeirdadonFather'
sDay.Studiessayabout24%ofAmericanchildrenliveinafamilywithoutafather.Thisisthreetimesmorethanin1960.Backthenonly8%ofchildrenlivedinafamilywithoutafather.
Onereasonistheincreasingchildrenborntowomenwhoarenotmarried.Studiesshowthechildrengrowingupwithoutafatheraremorelikelytobepoor.Theyaremorelikelytoleaveschoolbeforecompletingtheireducation,andtheyaremorelikelytobecomeinvolvedincrimeorillegaldrugs.
AnotherreasonforthelargenumberofAmericanfamilieswithoutfathersistheincreasingofthenumberofpeoplewhohaveendedtheirmarriage.ThedivorcerateintheUShasincreasedsharplyinrecentyears.Todaymorethan50%ofallmarriagesendindivorce.In1960theratewasonly6%.Afteradivorce,ajudgedecideswhichparentwillcareforthechildren.Inabout70%ofcases,thejudgedecidesthatthechildrenwilllivewiththeirmother.Inabout8%ofthecases,childrenlivewiththeirfatherafteradivorceandinabout15%ofthecaseschildrenlivewitheachparentatdifferenttimes.
TheimageoffathersinAmericahaschangedespeciallysincethe1960s.Beforethen,manypeoplefeltthatfatherswerenotsupposedtobecomeinvolvedwiththeirchildrenortoshowloveforthem.Thiswasnotapartofafather'
simageasastrongandemotionalman.Fathersweretheleadersofthefamily.Theyearnedthemoney.Theymadetherules.Theypunishedthechildrenwhentheywerebad.Backthenfathersdidnotalwaysspendalotoftimewiththeirchildren.Mostmothersstayedathometocareforthem.Theyalsodidalltheshopping,cleaningandcooking.
Duringthe1960sand1970s,however,moreAmericanwomenbegantoworkoutsidethehome.Asaresult,moreandmorefathersbecameinterestedintakingcareoftheirchildrenandhelpingtheirwife.Yet,moststudiestodayshowthatwomenstillspendmoretimecaringfortheirchildrenanddoinghousework.Thisistrueevenifthewifeworksandearnsthesameamountofmoneyasherhusband.
Severalstudiesshowthatfatherswhoareinvolvedwiththeirchildrenareusuallymorehappyandinbetterhealththanfatherswhoarenotinvolved.SocelebratingfatherhoodisimportantformennotonlyonFather'
sDaybutthroughouttheyear.
五
Woman:
Well,mybrotherwassixyearsyoungerthanI,ander,IthinkthatwhenhewaslittleIwasquitejealousofhim.Irememberhehadbeautifulredcurls(mm)...mymotherusedtocoooverhim.OnedayafriendandIplayed,erm,barbershop,and,erm,mymothermusthavebeenaway,shemusthavebeeninthekitchenorsomething(mm)andwegotthesescissorsandsatmybrotherdownandkepthimquietand(strappedhimdown)...That'
sright,andcutoffallhiscurls,yousee.Andmymotherjustwassoupset,andinfactit'
sthefirst...Ithinkit’soneofthefewtimesI'
veeverseenmyfatherreallyangry.
Man:
Whathappenedtoyou?
Oh...Iwas
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