preocccupation

Updated: May 14, 2025

And all mother's and grandmother's lace that was burnt, too, and only think, the jewels too." One of the most disastrous effects of this preocccupation with the things and the labors of the household is the killing of conversation. There is perhaps no more general weakness in the average American family than glumness!

Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell - The Business of Being a Woman