Comments on: The ideal of nonconformity http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/ A first-grader destined for a career as a lawyer, a pre-schooler whose screams can shatter glass, a bouncing baby boy who evaded an IUD, a man who can drink his weight in Natty Light, and a woman who has long since given up caring about the condition of her kitchen floor. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:16:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Parent Bloggers Network » Rockabye: From Wild to Child — A Gem of a Memoir http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-159483 The Parent Bloggers Network » Rockabye: From Wild to Child — A Gem of a Memoir Fri, 02 May 2008 11:56:07 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-159483 [...] were taken by her sincere expression of non-conformity, that in parenting our own children, there is only our gut, our own instinct to guide us. As one mom [...] [...] were taken by her sincere expression of non-conformity, that in parenting our own children, there is only our gut, our own instinct to guide us. As one mom [...]

]]> By: caramama http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-159099 caramama Thu, 01 May 2008 03:00:10 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-159099 What a fantastic review! Thanks for sharing it MGM. I finished the book over the weekend, and it was such a great book. I'm highly recommending it to everyone. What a fantastic review! Thanks for sharing it MGM.

I finished the book over the weekend, and it was such a great book. I’m highly recommending it to everyone.

]]> By: OMSH http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-158465 OMSH Tue, 29 Apr 2008 02:42:21 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-158465 After my first child, and the day my mom went back home to take care of my dad--leaving me along with Emelie, I remember my face crumbling as I watched her drive away. I wrote: "I am not as strong as everyone thinks. My daughter is only a few days old and I'm certain she's stronger than me. How will she raise me?" I'll have to check out this book - it looks excellent; thanks for the review. After my first child, and the day my mom went back home to take care of my dad–leaving me along with Emelie, I remember my face crumbling as I watched her drive away.

I wrote:
“I am not as strong as everyone thinks. My daughter is only a few days old and I’m certain she’s stronger than me. How will she raise me?”

I’ll have to check out this book – it looks excellent; thanks for the review.

]]> By: Mitzi http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-158418 Mitzi Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:42:07 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-158418 the summer i was 19, i was living in a basement apartment in omaha, working as a receptionist for a real estate firm, and dating a roadie. this summer, i'll be a 35-year-old mother of a (hopefully blissfully normal) infant and a bipolar 6 year old, married, living in the burbs. "wondering how we got here" is putting it rather mildly... the summer i was 19, i was living in a basement apartment in omaha, working as a receptionist for a real estate firm, and dating a roadie. this summer, i’ll be a 35-year-old mother of a (hopefully blissfully normal) infant and a bipolar 6 year old, married, living in the burbs.

“wondering how we got here” is putting it rather mildly…

]]> By: Don Mills Diva http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-158409 Don Mills Diva Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:40:56 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-158409 Great review - can't wait to read this book! Great review – can’t wait to read this book!

]]> By: GirlsGoneChild http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-158381 GirlsGoneChild Mon, 28 Apr 2008 16:23:25 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-158381 Wow! That was incredible. Thank you so much for such a thorough well-crafted review! Just beautiful. So grateful you liked the book, MGM. My love. Wow! That was incredible. Thank you so much for such a thorough well-crafted review! Just beautiful. So grateful you liked the book, MGM. My love.

]]> By: whymommy http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-158363 whymommy Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:37:46 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-158363 Great review, Mothergoosemouse! Great review, Mothergoosemouse!

]]> By: Mom101 http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-158357 Mom101 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:06:31 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-158357 The best part of the review was getting to reread the book again through it. I loved it too for many of the same reasons you did. The best part of the review was getting to reread the book again through it. I loved it too for many of the same reasons you did.

]]> By: Motherhood Uncensored http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-158355 Motherhood Uncensored Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:58:32 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-158355 I'm not biased, or anything (ahem) but this is one of the best reviews I've read -- breaking down quotes and really making her message "sing" loudly. The truth is, there are so many damn messages in her book that there really is something for everyone. Or maybe it's somethings. I’m not biased, or anything (ahem) but this is one of the best reviews I’ve read — breaking down quotes and really making her message “sing” loudly.

The truth is, there are so many damn messages in her book that there really is something for everyone.

Or maybe it’s somethings.

]]> By: margaret http://mothergoosemouse.com/2008/04/28/the-ideal-of-nonconformity/comment-page-1/#comment-158354 margaret Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:57:27 +0000 http://mothergoosemouse.com/?p=850#comment-158354 Wow, thats one of the best reviews of Rockabye that I've read. Wow, thats one of the best reviews of Rockabye that I’ve read.

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