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1 1 With Dr. Skoletsky MARY: If I have to see Mother, I'll get some arsenic some way and do a better job. Mother has her breaking points even lower down the scale than mine. If I had to stay around her, she'd be screaming mad inside a week, no matter how sweet and calm she starts out. DR. SKOLETSKY: In spite of all your negative feelings toward her, she is financially able, she is willing, her husband is willing. She will keep your child until you are able to establish yourself in a job that will help support both of you. At present, you are unable, without risking severe depression, to stay at home with the child. You are unable to pay anyone to keep the child until you have a job. You are unable to prove yourself stable enough to keep a job until you get a job and keep it. Is all this true? MARY: Yes. DR. SKOLETSKY: There is also the risk of malnutrition. MARY: If you say so. DR. SKOLETSKY: You are legally able to work here; your landed immigrant's visa is valid. Your husband'sabsence is unfortunate, but no one is able to locate him. We assume that he lives elsewhere through choice, perhaps under another name. We have to suspect that he may not return. You are to go for interviews tomorrow at these addresses. We have set up the appointments for you. 174 ...

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