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2005-05-02 - 18:59

Preparing for parenthood, this is some of the most excellent advice I've come across so far.


"So what can we do when our kids throw their howling tantrums at home? Honestly? We can encourage them. I am completely serious. Toddlerhood is an extremely frustrating time to live through. That notorious twentysomething angst can't hold a candle to two-year-old angst. Imagine being three feet tall, wanting everything but not having the language to ask for it. Imagine knowing enough about the world to see that your mother's leaving but not quite understanding the concept that she'll be back. Imagine knowing enough about the world to see that the big folks use toilets but try as you might to figure out the whole timing thing, you shit in your pants. Imagine depending on a bunch of grown-ups with their own issues for absolutely everything."


from The Hip Mama Survival Guide by Ariel Gore

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