"One of my privileges as the matriarch of the household is to be brought morning tea in bed. According to family lore, it is more or less a natural right for female Fines to receive this benefit. Amidst the interdependency of domestic life, the arrival of a pot of tea on the bedside table in the morning, together with a cup and little jug of milk, is as much a part of the status quo as the rising of the sun. All males who enter the family, whether by birth or choice, are inculcated into the system. To me, the arrangement seems quite natural and just."
~ Cordelia Fine
"Border Control"
Page 119 of "Patriarchy, Inc."
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