25 June 2010

Reach for the Stars

I just finished reading the book The Glass Castle.


A fascinating read, I highly recommend it.

I came away from the experience with a brand new goal for motherhood: Raise each of my five children to adulthood without giving them enough memoir fodder to write a best-selling book about their childhood.

I aim high.

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2 comments:

Teacher Mommy said...

Heh. I've thought that too. Sigh.

Homemaker Man said...

I figure you can't stop'em, you might as well come off compelling, at least.

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