Marilyn: There's your teddy bear, Max.
Marilyn: He just loves that teddy bear
Marilyn: that Grandpa Philip bought for him.
Marilyn: I took him to Philip's office yesterday for a checkup.
Marilyn: You should have seen the look on his face
Marilyn: when Molly gave him the injection.
Ellen: Oh, did he cry?
Marilyn: No.
Marilyn: My dear little boy just looked up at me as if to say,
Marilyn: "Mama, what are they doing to me? Help!"
Ellen: How did you feel?
Ellen: Tell the truth.
Ellen: Didn't you feel terrible?
Marilyn: I sure did.
Marilyn: I held him closely.
Marilyn: I kissed the top of his dear little head.
Marilyn: He looked up at me.
Marilyn: He tried to smile.
Marilyn: Being with him helped.
Ellen: Helped him?
Ellen: Or helped you?
Marilyn: Being a mother is not easy,
Marilyn: if that's what you mean.
Ellen: Speaking of being a mother,
Ellen: I've been meaning to ask you
Ellen: what you were thinking about regarding going back to work.
Ellen: I know Rita Mae called.
Ellen: I can imagine what is going through your head.
Marilyn: I'm sure you can, Ellen.
Marilyn: There are so many things to consider.
Ellen: One thing that makes it easier for you
Ellen: is that you have us.
Ellen: Max will always have a family member to watch over him
Ellen: while you're at work.
Ellen: I didn't have that when Richard and Susan were born.
Marilyn: What did you do?
Ellen: I chose to continue with my career as a music teacher.
Ellen: We hired a woman to watch Richard and then Susan,
Ellen: and I continued with my career.
Marilyn: Do you think you made the right decision?
Ellen: I think I did.
Ellen: But when Robbie was born,
Ellen: I decided to give full-time attention to raising Robbie.
Ellen: I felt differently at that time.
Marilyn: And you gave up your career as a music teacher?
Ellen: Not exactly.
Ellen: I continued to teach piano lessons at home.
Marilyn: How did you feel about being away
Marilyn: when Susan and Richard were babies?
Ellen: I think I did the right thing
Ellen: for them and for myself and for Philip.
Ellen: We needed the money.
Ellen: Remember?
Marilyn: Well, we do too, Ellen.
Marilyn: Everything I earn helps us towards getting that house
Marilyn: we want and need.
Susan: I can't wait till he's just a little older.
Susan: Our toy company makes the most wonderful toys for kids.
Marilyn: Max thanks you.
Marilyn: I thank you.
Marilyn: And Richard thanks you.
Susan: Now may I please say hello?
Marilyn: Hello.
Susan: Hello.
Susan: I miss Max and think about him all week long.
Susan: We talk about him at dinnertime.
Marilyn: Will you please try to relax?
Marilyn: I've never seen you so wound up.
Marilyn: You seem to be enjoying the pressure.
Susan: The truth is, I am.
Susan: My job is not an easy one,
Susan: but I really enjoy it.
Susan: That is exactly what I wanted to talk to you about, Susan.
Susan: What's the problem?
Marilyn: Marilyn's career.
Marilyn: Well, my choice of careers.
Susan: Choice?
Marilyn: My career as a fashion designer
Marilyn: versus my career as a mother.
Susan: Why does it have to be one or the other?
Marilyn: That's what I said.
Susan: How's that?
Susan: Why can't you do both?
Ellen: She's right.
Marilyn: Both?
Susan: Well, that's what I do.
Susan: I have a job, and I have Michelle.
Susan: I take care of both to the best of my ability.
Susan: It's not easy, but what is?
Ellen: And that's what I did.
Ellen: I did both with Richard and Susan,
Ellen: and I did both with Robbie.
Susan: I thought you stayed home with Robbie?
Ellen: I did.
Ellen: But I was lucky enough to have a career as a music teacher
Ellen: which I could continue at home.
Susan: Why can't you work at home, Marilyn?
Susan: You're very talented.
Susan: Designing dresses is a career
Susan: you could establish out of your home,
Susan: couldn't you?
Marilyn: I don't know why I didn't think of it.
Marilyn: It seems so simple now.
Marilyn: For a year or two
Marilyn: I could stay at home with Max and do my dress designs.
Susan: And you could make your dresses at home.
Susan: Sounds like a great way to solve the problem.
Ellen: That could solve your problem, Marilyn.
Marilyn: I'm going to call Rita Mae at home
Marilyn: and ask her to come by and talk about it.
Marilyn: She wants to see Max, anyway.
Ellen: I think that really answers your questions, Marilyn.
Ellen: You can do it.
Ellen: Do your designs at home--here.
Ellen: And let Rita Mae do the selling at the boutique.
Ellen: And you can both benefit financially.
Marilyn: I'm going to call Rita Mae right now.
Marilyn: Oh, Susan, thank you so much
Marilyn: for coming all this way from the city to talk to me about it.
Marilyn: I hope you don't mind
Marilyn: having taken so much time away from your busy schedule.
Susan: Are you kidding?
Susan: I don't mind at all.
Susan: As a matter of fact,
Susan: I came to spend some time with my favorite nephew.
Ellen: I think you should call Rita Mae right now.
Ellen: I think your idea of working at home is perfect.
Marilyn: I don't know what I would do without you.
Marilyn: I'm lucky to have you all.
Ellen: We are lucky to have you, Marilyn.
Ellen: And so is Max.