A parent 's death is not the only cause of abandonment fears in a child . Often mothers are depressed , mentally ill or addicted to alcohol and illicit drugs . They are unable to fathom the needs of their child and provide consistent loving parenting .

A: What might happen if a mother develops an addiction ?

He ran his fingers over the palm of my hand , checked my other hand and sat back down . I searched out his comments once they were handed out . " Obviously you do n't work with your hands " he had written . I 've thought about that comment a lot in the past many years . When Bonn started getting back into making jewelry she suckered talked me into making jewelry with her , claiming that because I could do origami , I could make jewelry .

A: What type of craft does Bonn like to make ?

The kids had so much fun last night looking through all the brochures for the tourist attractions . They stayed up late and sorted them out into piles of the ones they want to do and the ones they were n't interested in . I think the do n't pile had two pamphlets in it and the " do " list was an inch thick .

A: How were the kids feeling last night ?

There is a new challenge site " in town " that has only been up and running for a few weeks . It is called Creative Wednesday and up until this week , I have n't been able to participate in it . The theme chose is " In the Garden " and the format is to be a skinny .

A:
What most likely explains why the author decided to use quotation marks when employing the word town ?