| APRON STRINGS Joyce Harnett |
Short stories first published 1958 - 1962 By a mother of 7 "On thursdays I read "Apron Strings" before Herb Caen" |
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“It’s simply about one mother tied, down- by apron strings with little ones hanging on every minute. As such it’s about all mothers. Sometimes the days seem to be nothing but an endless round of dishes, diapers and don’ts. However, it can be a merry round instead, for there is a lot of fun in having little children in spite of all the housework that must be done somehow.”
She adds that “my family being what it is, I doubt that I will ever run out of material.”............ More
If you can't fight 'em, join 'em. Now here's a policy that applies very naturally to the situation known as Lunch with the Children.
There area few ground rules to be observed in having lunch with toddlers and semi-toddlers. First of all, resign yourself that it is not going to be your peaceful meal. Make that one breakfast—have it alone even though the bedrooms fall apart with bedlam. And dinner—well, on that one you don't go it alone. After all, the Father of the family is........More
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