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Episode22

"Rock-a-bye, baby, on the tree top,
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When the wind blows,
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The cradle will rock.
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When the bough breaks,
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The cradle will fall,
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And down will come baby,
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Cradle and all."
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Hi, Marilyn,
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What are you doing?
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Just sketching.
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I've been thinking a lot about our responsibilities
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in the past few weeks.
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I never stop thinking about them.
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I've been wrestling
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with the question of whether I go back to work or not.
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I see.
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And I'm torn.
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I really want to go back to work,
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use my talents,
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and pursue my career in fashion design
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like we always thought I would.
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But now ...
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I want to be with Max as a full-time mother,
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especially when he's a baby.
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I really understand, Marilyn.
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But you never have to worry about Max.
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There's Mother and Grandpa ...
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and I can always arrange my photo schedule
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around your schedule,
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if that will help.
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It's not the same, Richard.
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Have you discussed going back to work with your boss?
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Rita Mae called yesterday.
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Ah! That's what's got you thinking, isn't it?
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She wants to know
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when I think I'll be returning to the boutique.
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And you said ... ?
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I said I'd give her an answer in a few days ...
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that I wasn't sure.
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I'm sure Rita Mae will understand
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and wait until you're ready to go back to work.
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Well, maybe she will, and maybe she won't.
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Who knows?
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If I don't accept her offer,
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maybe she'll find someone else in the meantime,
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and when I'm ready to go back,
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there won't be a job for me.
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That's something to consider.
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You've got yourself to think about, too.
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But I am thinking about myself.
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Don't you see?
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What do you mean?
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It's not just the job.
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It's also my career as Max's mother.
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That's the way I look at it.
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I have two career opportunities at the same time.
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My career as a fashion designer
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and my career as a mother.
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I never really thought about being a mother as a career.
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I guess you do have two career opportunities
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and a decision to make.
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I hear Max.
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I'll go to him.
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No, that's OK.
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I'll do it.
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There's your teddy bear, Max.
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He just loves that teddy bear
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that Grandpa Philip bought for him.
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I took him to Philip's office yesterday for a checkup.
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You should have seen the look on his face
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when Molly gave him the injection.
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Oh, did he cry?
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No.
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My dear little boy just looked up at me as if to say,
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"Mama, what are they doing to me? Help!"
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How did you feel?
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Tell the truth.
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Didn't you feel terrible?
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I sure did.
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I held him closely.
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I kissed the top of his dear little head.
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He looked up at me.
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He tried to smile.
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Being with him helped.
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Helped him?
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Or helped you?
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Being a mother is not easy,
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if that's what you mean.
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Speaking of being a mother,
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I've been meaning to ask you
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what you were thinking about regarding going back to work.
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I know Rita Mae called.
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I can imagine what is going through your head.
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I'm sure you can, Ellen.
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There are so many things to consider.
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One thing that makes it easier for you
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is that you have us.
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Max will always have a family member to watch over him
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while you're at work.
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I didn't have that when Richard and Susan were born.
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What did you do?
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I chose to continue with my career as a music teacher.
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We hired a woman to watch Richard and then Susan,
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and I continued with my career.
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Do you think you made the right decision?
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I think I did.
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But when Robbie was born,
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I decided to give full-time attention to raising Robbie.
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I felt differently at that time.
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And you gave up your career as a music teacher?
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Not exactly.
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I continued to teach piano lessons at home.
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How did you feel about being away
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when Susan and Richard were babies?
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I think I did the right thing
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for them and for myself and for Philip.
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We needed the money.
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Remember?
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Well, we do too, Ellen.
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Everything I earn helps us towards getting that house
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we want and need.
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I can't wait till he's just a little older.
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Our toy company makes the most wonderful toys for kids.
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Max thanks you.
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I thank you.
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And Richard thanks you.
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Now may I please say hello?
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Hello.
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Hello.
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I miss Max and think about him all week long.
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We talk about him at dinnertime.
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Will you please try to relax?
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I've never seen you so wound up.
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You seem to be enjoying the pressure.
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The truth is, I am.
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My job is not an easy one,
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but I really enjoy it.
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That is exactly what I wanted to talk to you about, Susan.
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What's the problem?
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Marilyn's career.
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Well, my choice of careers.
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Choice?
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My career as a fashion designer
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versus my career as a mother.
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Why does it have to be one or the other?
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That's what I said.
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How's that?
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Why can't you do both?
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She's right.
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Both?
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Well, that's what I do.
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I have a job, and I have Michelle.
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I take care of both to the best of my ability.
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It's not easy, but what is?
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And that's what I did.
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I did both with Richard and Susan,
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and I did both with Robbie.
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I thought you stayed home with Robbie?
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I did.
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But I was lucky enough to have a career as a music teacher
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which I could continue at home.
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Why can't you work at home, Marilyn?
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You're very talented.
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Designing dresses is a career
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you could establish out of your home,
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couldn't you?
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I don't know why I didn't think of it.
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It seems so simple now.
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For a year or two
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I could stay at home with Max and do my dress designs.
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And you could make your dresses at home.
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Sounds like a great way to solve the problem.
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That could solve your problem, Marilyn.
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I'm going to call Rita Mae at home
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and ask her to come by and talk about it.
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She wants to see Max, anyway.
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I think that really answers your questions, Marilyn.
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You can do it.
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Do your designs at home--here.
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And let Rita Mae do the selling at the boutique.
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And you can both benefit financially.
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I'm going to call Rita Mae right now.
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Oh, Susan, thank you so much
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for coming all this way from the city to talk to me about it.
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I hope you don't mind
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having taken so much time away from your busy schedule.
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Are you kidding?
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I don't mind at all.
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As a matter of fact,
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I came to spend some time with my favorite nephew.
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I think you should call Rita Mae right now.
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I think your idea of working at home is perfect.
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I don't know what I would do without you.
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I'm lucky to have you all.
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We are lucky to have you, Marilyn.
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And so is Max.
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Hi, big guy.
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That must be Rita Mae.
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She sure got here quickly.
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That's a good sign.
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She must like you and your work, Marilyn.
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I think she's just anxious to see Max.
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She loves children.
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Hi, Marilyn.
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Welcome.
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It's so nice of you to come.
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Oh, I just wanted to see your baby, Max.
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Hello, Rita Mae.
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I haven't seen you since the hospital.
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I'm Ellen Stewart, Marilyn's mother-in-law.
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We met at the hospital.
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Hello.
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How are you?
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I remember.
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How are you?
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Oh, and there is Max!
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Oh! My, how he's grown!
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A little present for Max.
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Oh, it's beautiful, Rita Mae!
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You shouldn't have.
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It's nothing.
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It's just a little present for Max.
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Can I get you some coffee or tea or a cold drink, Rita Mae?
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Oh, nothing, thank you.
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Well, I will leave you two to talk.
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Come on, you big guy.
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Yes, come on.
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That's it.
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It's nice seeing you.
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Let me know if you need anything.
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Thanks, Ellen.
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Thanks, Ellen.
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OK, Marilyn.
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You sounded like you've made a decision
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when you called me.
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I'm all ears.
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I have made a decision, Rita Mae.
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I've decided to stay at home and be a full-time mother.
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I'm disappointed, but I respect your decision.
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If I had a child as cute as Max,
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I might do the same thing.
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But I haven't finished telling you
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the other half of my decision.
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The other half?
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Yes.
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I think I can stay at home
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and take care of Max and continue my career.
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Sounds interesting.
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Let me hear it.
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Do you remember
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our talks about custom-designed dresses for the boutique?
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I sure do.
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Why can't I design dresses for you here at home?
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And make them here.
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Have the fittings here, too.
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And I could do the selling and the pricing at the boutique.
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Exactly.
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Oh!
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What kind of dresses would you design?
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I've thought about that for some time.
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Yes?
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Wedding dresses.
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Wedding dresses?
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Brilliant idea!
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There's a big market today in wedding dresses.
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That's what I thought.
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I like the idea very much.
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And if it's successful,
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we can expand to all kinds of dresses.
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That's what I thought.
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As a matter of fact,
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I have a customer for your first wedding dress.
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My niece is getting married,
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and I've been trying to find just the right thing for her.
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Marilyn, you're going to design my niece's dress.
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That'll be our first one,
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and then we'll use it to sell others.
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Do you really mean it?
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I really mean it.
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It's a simple idea, and it will work.
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You can certainly design dresses.
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I know that.
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And there's no reason why you can't do it from your home.
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I'm so excited!
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I can't wait to tell Richard!
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If I had a baby like Max,
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I'd want to stay home and be near him all the time, too.
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You're making the right decision
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for Max and for yourself too, Marilyn.
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It all sounds so easy.
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Now the hard work begins.
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Would you like
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to see some of my designs that I've been working on?
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I'd love to.
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Ooh! Oh, that's wonderful!
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Ooh ...
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