Diary of a mad housewife Author:Sue Kaufman Sue Kaufman's Diary of a Mad Housewife lifts a rock and out crawls New York marriage! — Jonathan said: "Girls look to their mothers to teach them about being women . . . You set one hellva horrible example." — I am Bettina Balser, thirty-six. I am tall, thin . . . George said: "Can't you ever use the scrambled eggs you've got for brains? — "If you... more » are knocked up . . . didn't you ever hear of an abortionist . . . ?
. . . So jazzed up with nerves I can't stand still . . . I end up either having to take a pill or a quick sneaky shot of vodka . . .
The kids are sick today . . .
What I am is suddenly afraid of most everything you could name . . . Things were all right, better than they'd been in a week -- until around eleven, when Jonathan came out of the bathroom and said, "Hey, Teen. How about a little ole roll in the hay?« less