VIRGINIA WATSON-ROUSLIN is an award winning freelance writer and a communications and marketing specialist. For nine years she was the political, economic, and public affairs officer for the Canadian Consulate's Office in Cincinnati.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Mothers and Daughters
1 The Journey 3
2 The Way They Were 27
3 Always Have Something to Fall Back On 45
4 Stand On Your Own Two Feet 63
5 Just Wait Until You Have Children of Your Own 81
6 In God, All Things Are Possible 109
7 Manners Don't Cost Money 131
8 An Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree 151
9 My Son Is My Son 'Til He Gets Him a Wife, But My Daughter's My Daughter All Her Life 167
10 You'll Never Miss the Water 'Til the Well Runs Dry, and You'll Never Miss Your Mother 'Til She's Gone 189
11 Coming Home 205
Epilogue 215
Appendix A: Survey 221
Appendix B What Our Mothers Told Us: A Cliche for Every Occasion 233
Notes 243
Index 247
About the Authors 251