A Domestic Dilemma

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often, but underneath his calm and passive mask Martin’s fear and worry for his children causes him to despise Emily’s behavior. "His youth was being frittered away by a drunkard’s waste, his very manhood subtly undermined." Two events that worried Martin the most were when Emily was making cinnamon toast for the children, she accidentally used cayenne instead of cinnamon. Their son, Andy, took a bite of the toast and cried because it burned his mouth. The other mistake that Emily made was while bathing her baby, she dropped Marianne and cut the child’s fragile head on a table. Because of Emily’s ignorance and drinking her baby daughter could have died or been seriously injured. Martin Meadows also faces another conflict. His heart is wrenched in turmoil as he struggles with the decisions that may force him to choose between his love for his children and his love for his wife. The devotion that Martin feels towards his children is evident throughout "". He views his children’s faces ...

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his children will not forget these horrible incidents and will grow up emotionally strained by their mother’s problem.
Emily’s move to New York tore her life apart. Once a happy housewife in Alabama, When her family moved to New York for her husband’s company, Emily become lonely and depressed. Emily misses the warmth of a small southern town where she was surrounded by friends and family. Alcohol became Emily’s escape from her boredom and loneliness. She drinks during the day when Martin is at his office, and tries to conceal it from him when he returns home. Emily is in denial of her drinking problem, and has great paranoia that her family is judging her. "Why I don’t even touch ...

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