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Does motherhood generate solidarity among women? Ha! Judging by a Parenting magazine poll of mothers, it gives them fresh reason to be wary of one another. “Nearly three out of four aren’t thrilled about the moms of their kids’ friends, and 11 percent say they’re just putting up with them for their kids’ sake.” Thirty-five percent feel that “making small talk with other moms is more painful than getting a bikini wax.” And many fear that other mothers will reciprocate these hostile feelings: 78 percent said they’re “shy about going up to another group of moms in the park.”

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