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Summary: This is a book for everyone who has ever loved a child
Review: How great to find a book that addresses the issues that arise once your life becomes entwined with that of a child. It is always clever, sometimes satirical, sometimes poignant as it addresses a wide range of topics. In one letter, Reilly manages to explain how a Democrat is different from a Republican using a military-issued food parcel as a demo; in another she describes the absurd clutter and confusion involved in buying a first birthday gift. In another, the bittersweetness of a toddler dance class somehow elucidates what it means to be a part of humanity without losing one's own intrinsic individuality. Reilly's parting wish for her goddaughter--to remember her own version of herself is truly beautiful--. "For in that free dance we are who we are inextricably at the very same moment that we're part of something else, that deeply human expression and that otherworldly thing--the dance itself." This is a book for everyone who's ever loved a child and I hope that means it's for everyone.
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Summary: Godmothering 101
Review: See for yourself what a wonderful adventure Godmothering can be! This book shows that even those of us without children can have important, fulfilling relationships with children. Or, as Reilly, more eloquently states it "A conscious life without children is a life spent creating the world for other people's children." I love that. There are many more gems to be found but I urge you to seek them out for yourself. Read this book and enjoy!
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