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A mother can legitimately be said to 'have a baby' - but in a civilization such as ours, she can never claim to own a teenager.

Mary Kay Blakely (1995). “American Mom: Motherhood, Politics, and Humble Pie”, p.4, Simon and Schuster
A mother can legitimately be said to 'have a baby' - but in a civilization such as ours, she can never claim to own a teenager.