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Guest Post: The Mother’s Mother’s Tale

A story about heritage, for Mothering Sunday

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This weekend in England is Mothering Sunday, when, traditionally, young women in service were allowed to return home to visit their mothers. To mark the day, a guest post from Bethel McGrew, about her mother’s mother.

It’s about finding out where - and who - you come from, and the sometimes agonising choices mothers make about how best to love their bab…

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Bethel McGrew
Freelance writer, teacher, maths Ph.D., cultural critic, bad Anglican. You might have spotted me at World, National Review, First Things, The Spectator, The Critic, Plough, or someplace else.
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