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DEARLY BELOVED
Today, after
seven years together,
June and Dick fulfill
the hope that shines
in every bride's
eyes on her wedding day.
BY ANNE FIELDING
Family conference, Powell style. Junior member Ricky has the floor; Junie and Pom join him on it.
■ In the early days of their marriage, J une's gaiety was high-pitched and slightly unnatural, and Dick sometimes had the look of a man who wasn't quite certain about his future.
It's different now. There's a new air about the Powells. You can't put your finger on the change. But all you have to do is walk through their front door and you get such a f eehng of warmth and expansiveness that you know without asking, and without a doubt, that there's love in this house, and serenity, j
Six years of marriage have settled the Powells, have made their home into a haven of comfort. It isn't only the years that have done this. It's the fact that now there's a family, where before there was only a marriage.
When Pamela arrived June almost visibly began to softep, relax and mature. Ricky has added the final quieting touch, and today June has a new assurance and composure.
Watching June mellow, Dick has been delighted. The only complaint he'd ever had about her was her fear of accepting responsibility. At the time they were married, the management of a household was new and bewildering to June, and only gradually has she learned efficiency in this respect. With the arrival of the children, she gladly tackled the one job she always wanted — that of motherhood. With its work and responsibility, she has learned that nothing is really frightening once you've mastered it. Now she voluntarily takes on other chores around the house.
Dick had always thought that having a baby was an ordeal for a woman, and knowing this, June purposely restrained herself from any complaints. She showed him having a baby can be fun; and in the process of being cheerful about nausea and heartburn, June shed every last sign of the hypochondria that threatened to engulf her during the early years of their marriage. Finding it was fun to be healthy, she determined that once (Continued on page 84)