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Ask Dr. Helen: Do Husbands Owe Wives Post-Childbirth ‘Push Presents?’
May 8, 2008 - 12:39 am
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2008-05-08 06:07:32
My impression is that this was a late-Victorian era custom that died out by the the thirties or forties. My great-aunt had a pin she wore frequently and I found out her husband gave it to her when my cousin was born. She said every time she put it on she thought of both of them. Nice idea. But presents aren’t presents when they’re demanded or required.





