The meaning of this proverb is that there are things that one is graced with that come at no monetary cost. These things cannot be cheapened by putting a value on them. For such blessings one must remain humbly thankful and receptive rather than trying to assert independence.
if you mean a gap in the mothers legs, no
Some mothers may hurt there children by mean comments and punishing there children unfairly. They may not let the child have something special to them or let siblings hurt them. Mental and/or physical child abuse is almost always the cause. I cannot think of any other reason than this.
It's another way of saying, "My child, you have come up with a great idea."
If you're in the US... A child saying he is emancipated means nothing (I can say I'm God, but that doesn't mean I am :). If the child actually is legally emancipated, then child support ceases.
The meaning of the saying I'm mad about you is I'm falling for you,or i cannot stop thinking about you.
to me broken goods would imply a level on morals i cannot match with.
The meaning of the saying I'm mad about you is I'm falling for you,or i cannot stop thinking about you.
it very well could mean that or it could have been a slip of the tong
I'm not sure what you mean by "safe", but it certainly seems inappropriate.
A miscarriage is the loss of an unborn child or young at a point during the pregnancy period. When this happens the young being carried leaves the mothers body.
No Definitely not! Just because they work a lot doesn't necessarily mean they are bad mothers it just mean they are different from stay at home mothers.
Holden means that all mothers think the best for their kids, even if their child is clearly not an angel. He also means that all mothers will do a lot for their children and can be very protective. Holden has a complicated relationship with his mother, and needs to explain himself why she is not the mother he'd have liked.