"Upon brickwork facade are these utterances cast forth?"
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The most thankless aspect of motherhood seems to be (at least to me, an admitted non-mother) the dispensing of motherly wisdom. The practical pearls of acumen regularly bounce off the children's deaf ears before tumbling, unnoticed, into oblivion. My own dear mother would, from time to time, in response to our indifference toward her sage advice, ask the question, "Am I talking to a brick wall?"
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