We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers fo… - Ellen Goodman

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We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook?

Ellen Goodman

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Ellen Goodman (born Ellen Holtz on 11 April 1941) is an American journalist and Pulitzer prize winner for Distinguished Commentary (1980).

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Alternative Names: Ellen Holtz Goodman • Ellen H. Goodman

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