In a story, a young mother becomes angry with the amount
of advice she receives about parenting - from family
members, friends, and strangers. She realizes that the
advice is often contradictory and that it is impossible to
listen to all the advice she receives. When her child cries,
she follows her instincts to quiet him. She realizes that her
instincts are reasonably successful, and she resolves to
trust herself more.
By ending the story this way, the author wants the reader to adopt a critical
point of view about the desire to please others. Which statement offers the
best evidence for this idea?
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A. The woman must learn to trust herself because it is not her first
instinct
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B. The woman is young and therefore inexperienced in parenting.
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C. The woman is confronted by strangers as well as people she
knows.
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D. The woman realizes that it is actually impossible to follow everyones advice