22
89
dragged up and seems to do everything PST +
CEs
90
Jan:
but he’s the one whose very sort of er oh easy going isn’t
91
he ?
GSM
92
Dee: I know but it’s the guilt thing you always feel guilty don’t you ? CEs
93
Emma:
who
=
RI
94
Jan:
= he just accepts what he gets doesn’t he hes so use to it ( laughing) GSM
95
Dee: ( positively) mm yeah that’s right
Dee sets up the conflict between the demands of being both a mother and teacher,
(lines 80-81) through CEs moves that the reveal the needs of her family are equally as
demanding as her professional obligations (lines 83-84). She admits to taking her stress
out on the children (lines 84-86) and claims her youngest son Richard has been ‘dragged
up’ rather than 'nurtured' (post-taping interviews revealed that Dee worked part-time
when her elder children were younger). Her comments appear to suggest a paradox in
her claim to not achieving good mothering, Richard who has lacked the 'nurturing' of her
other children is portrayed as the one who is most helpful to her (line 89). Dee’s remarks
infer that Richard has had to shoulder too much responsibility due to her full-time work
commitments. At this point Dee sounds to be on the verge of crying and it is evident she
finds it difficult to disclose the problems involved in balancing both professional and
family roles. As this might be seen as an admission to bad mothering. Jan attempts to
both mitigate the face-threat apparent in Dee's outburst and comfort her by suggesting
Convention