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A PREGNANT WOMAN CAN "MARK" HER BABY BY WATCHING OR PARTICIPATING
IN SOMETHING SHE SHOULD NOT WHILE SHE IS STILL CARRYING HER
CHILD. "MARKING" USUALLY REFERS TO SOME PHYSICAL OR MENTAL
DEFECT IN THE CHILD.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Crucial Moment of Life Life Cycle |
Date learned: 04-04-1972