Tag Archives: Zinger

Review: How not to calm a child on a plane by Johanna Stein

Has your child ever said to you, “Mommy, your tummy looks like a bagel”? I don’t think I have ever laughed so often and hard at any book I have ever read. I would absolutely want to be friends with this woman, because I think she would make my parenting adventure just a little bit […]
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Irish babies: some thoughts on Martin Sixsmith’s Philomena

Philomena: a mother, her son, and a 50 year search by Martin Sixsmith is ripe with conversation starters.Today, I want to talk about the Irish babies. There are all sorts of crazy horrible things that go on in our world, and reading about them makes me angry. I have read other instances of babies being taken […]
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Ten Reasons (You’ve Probably Never Thought About) Why Reading is Awesome!

  You can choose the type of judgement people impose on you as you hold up the cover of your book for all to see on the subway. In conversation, you let out a zinger like, “my sons are both born in January so that my plan to have them become professional hockey players can […]
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