This is lovely, Amy – and inspiring. In a society where it seems to be the norm to judge parents (usually moms) and impose various "purity tests," it's good to be reminded that there are more important factors than just following The Rules. And also that a life of abundance can take many forms.
This is one of your best posts, Amy. You are the kind of mother you aspirer to be, right now, today. The Blessings of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel examines the same questions you are struggling with. The mere fact that you reflect on being an exceptional and loving mother makes you the kind of mother your children deserve. Bravo! I love Thursdays.
I love this so much. I knew exactly what the title is referring to the second I saw it. I have two kids, and I’ve also had moments where I reminded myself of that exact part in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and didn’t fight them to finish something. Thank you for writing this.
We still cut the sandwiches every time so we can eat half. My 6 yo typically only eats a half sandwich and thankfully no longer has the issues with it being “broken” if we cut it. My oldest was a single percentile kid his whole first 2 years, got combo fed and given higher calorie formula after growth restriction. Now he’s 90th percentile like I was at 9 and hard to believe we were ever worried about him not growing. My family was never poor but it still feels hard to waste any food when we have always been middle class. Thank you for this piece.
This is lovely, Amy – and inspiring. In a society where it seems to be the norm to judge parents (usually moms) and impose various "purity tests," it's good to be reminded that there are more important factors than just following The Rules. And also that a life of abundance can take many forms.
This is one of your best posts, Amy. You are the kind of mother you aspirer to be, right now, today. The Blessings of a Skinned Knee by Wendy Mogel examines the same questions you are struggling with. The mere fact that you reflect on being an exceptional and loving mother makes you the kind of mother your children deserve. Bravo! I love Thursdays.
Nimmie, this is so kind of you to say. I will have to look up that book, I hadn't heard of it before!
I love this so much. I knew exactly what the title is referring to the second I saw it. I have two kids, and I’ve also had moments where I reminded myself of that exact part in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn and didn’t fight them to finish something. Thank you for writing this.
We still cut the sandwiches every time so we can eat half. My 6 yo typically only eats a half sandwich and thankfully no longer has the issues with it being “broken” if we cut it. My oldest was a single percentile kid his whole first 2 years, got combo fed and given higher calorie formula after growth restriction. Now he’s 90th percentile like I was at 9 and hard to believe we were ever worried about him not growing. My family was never poor but it still feels hard to waste any food when we have always been middle class. Thank you for this piece.