Maternity: Real Stories of MotherhoodAllen & Unwin, 2006 - 221 pàgines Discussing all of the different facets of motherhood, this work deals with issues of identity to in-laws, working, relationships, health, safety, housework, schooling and all those tricky questions children ask. |
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Pàgina 17
... shock when I realised that that grown - up was me , that the buck stopped here , has never fully left me . In a way it was more shocking than that first serious labour pain , the one that seemed to last for absolutely ever . This moment ...
... shock when I realised that that grown - up was me , that the buck stopped here , has never fully left me . In a way it was more shocking than that first serious labour pain , the one that seemed to last for absolutely ever . This moment ...
Pàgina 20
... shocks for me was the way that producing heirs seemed to diminish my individuality in the eyes of the world . I was no longer a unique person with strengths , weaknesses and intriguing / irritating quirks , I was now a ' mother ' . It's ...
... shocks for me was the way that producing heirs seemed to diminish my individuality in the eyes of the world . I was no longer a unique person with strengths , weaknesses and intriguing / irritating quirks , I was now a ' mother ' . It's ...
Pàgina 28
... shock to the system , they are time- consuming and bewildering and adorable and ephemeral . Babies become children in the blink of an eye and it's not the side - effects of having a baby that last , it's the side - effects of having ...
... shock to the system , they are time- consuming and bewildering and adorable and ephemeral . Babies become children in the blink of an eye and it's not the side - effects of having a baby that last , it's the side - effects of having ...
Pàgina 30
... shocked and wrote her off as an obvious harridan , uncaring and selfish , who clearly did not deserve to be a mother . Well , hang my head in shame if I haven't had to screech to a halt on the verge of spitting out the same words myself ...
... shocked and wrote her off as an obvious harridan , uncaring and selfish , who clearly did not deserve to be a mother . Well , hang my head in shame if I haven't had to screech to a halt on the verge of spitting out the same words myself ...
Pàgina 32
... shocked parents sleep . After six weeks of heaven we flew back to London and , as you can imagine , the reality of looking after Tom all on my lonesome was a rude shock . My tan faded pretty fast in a grey London winter , but 32 A ...
... shocked parents sleep . After six weeks of heaven we flew back to London and , as you can imagine , the reality of looking after Tom all on my lonesome was a rude shock . My tan faded pretty fast in a grey London winter , but 32 A ...
Continguts
13 | |
25 | |
Marriage and mates | 41 |
Inlaws and outlaws | 61 |
In the mix | 79 |
Telling the truth | 111 |
Picture of health | 145 |
Household affairs | 181 |
Index | 215 |
Frases i termes més freqüents
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 29 - Co the bride and groomChere are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other wings.
Pàgina 51 - The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother.
Pàgina 79 - If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.
Pàgina 110 - You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you will live in torment if you do not trust enough.
Pàgina 124 - Making the decision to have a child — it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.
Pàgina 111 - If you do not tell the truth about yourself you cannot tell it about other people.
Pàgina 94 - Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
Pàgina 66 - One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
Pàgina 195 - I HAVE YET TO HEAR A MAN ASK FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO COMBINE MARRIAGE AND A CAREER SO MANY MEN, SO FEW WHO CAN AFFORD ME COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, MEN.