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Bezig met laden... Nobody's Mother: Life Without Kidsdoor Lynne Van Luven
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. In spite of the back cover promising a variety of stories about women who decided to not have children, I found the essays in many ways repetitive. For example. so many of the authors seem to be teaching academics, who "parent their communities". I would have liked to have seen a story from a woman who wanted to but couldn't, and fewer from women who preached about the environmental costs of spawning children. There were two or three essays that stood out for me, but the body of work as a whole was too similar to give me a comprehensive picture of what it is like for the average woman who doesn't have children. ( ) In this book I have met some truly beautiful souls (esp. Lynne van Luven, and others who were -- quite frankly -- very impoverished souls. Had I read this book earlier I might have been grinding my teeth, but oddly today I find some comfort & peace in these essays. I too KNEW I'd be the best Mum in the universe because of the way the neighbours' kids & I interacted. It didn't turn out that way. So writers, you can live your imaginary motherhood in glowing golden starlight, just as I used to live my imaginary freedoms this way. For me, it all comes down to knowing that for all my days I would rather have been outside with my nose pressed longingly to the window of the potential career & freedoms than to the window of children & family. That being said, I know I took the most difficult path and I'd never have the guts or even the desire to make the same choice again. But then the nose pressed against the window of what you haven't got ... rationalization & heartache either way. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Finalist for the Bill Duthie Booksellers' Choice Award, 2007 BC Book Prizes Statistics say that one in 10 women has no intention of taking the plunge into motherhood. "Nobody's Mother" is a collection of stories by women who have already made this choice. From introspective to humorous to rabble-rousing, these are personal stories that are well and honestly told. The writers range in age from early 30s to mid-70s and come from diverse backgrounds. All have thought long and hard about the role of motherhood, their own destinies, what mothering means in our society and what their choice means to them as individuals and as members of their ethnic communities or social groups. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)306.87Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Marriage and Parenting ParentingLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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