This is very true especially in Black American villages (including urban villages): Raising children used to be a “village affair” where teachers were respected authority figures and other adults could tell your child they were doing something wrong were that the case.
Exactly. I love the African saying “it takes a whole village to raise a child” . It was the inspiration for that paragraph and for everyone I am alone with the children and need the toilet. If we are in a bakery I look around, pick a victim and say- ok! Your turn to be my village, look over my children while I pee”. It works EVERYTIME!
Decemberists, very nice. I’ll have to check that song out. Besides these parenting books, I’ve heard there’s a lot of TikToking and instructional social media on parenting that is probably best to ignore.
Oh Bill, unfortunately, there are as many curves as parenting books. I would say that self sufficient and emotionally stable is my goal. Others would say- CEO and overall business success. Others- someone who marries well and makes me proud with exemplary behavior… so go figure 🤷🏻♀️
Poop sausage🤣 I don’t think you will have any problems with your children. Love and laughter go such a long way!
They do, right? 😍
Sometimes I feel like all parenthood is, is shit people don't tell you about.
Thank you Anna. Parenting is particularly about what they don’t write in books
This is very true especially in Black American villages (including urban villages): Raising children used to be a “village affair” where teachers were respected authority figures and other adults could tell your child they were doing something wrong were that the case.
Exactly. I love the African saying “it takes a whole village to raise a child” . It was the inspiration for that paragraph and for everyone I am alone with the children and need the toilet. If we are in a bakery I look around, pick a victim and say- ok! Your turn to be my village, look over my children while I pee”. It works EVERYTIME!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 and I would not protest when my turn in queue arrives!
This: She KNOWS shit. If she ever comes up with “the no-cry method to get over your useless French boyfriend”, I want a signed copy. Is hysterical 🤣🤣🤣
I’m telling you. I will be sleeping outside the book signing event to be the first person out there when that happens.
🤣🤣🤣 and I will but a cockatoo and a copy so I can line my bird cage with it!
I will give you my copy!
Yes, it will come in very handy, birds are filthy!
so good
Thank you Daisy!
Decemberists, very nice. I’ll have to check that song out. Besides these parenting books, I’ve heard there’s a lot of TikToking and instructional social media on parenting that is probably best to ignore.
Yeah, tiktokers giving advice is always good to ignore
*everytime I am alone, I meant to write.
“. . .mildly functioning adults. . .” Is subjective, no? I do hope parenting is graded on a curve.
Oh Bill, unfortunately, there are as many curves as parenting books. I would say that self sufficient and emotionally stable is my goal. Others would say- CEO and overall business success. Others- someone who marries well and makes me proud with exemplary behavior… so go figure 🤷🏻♀️