thoughts of the day
Mar. 4th, 2005 09:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ciroccojTwo items from Sarah today
And with that, I'm off to hand-paint paper plates :)
- Link to a story about the "Perfect Madness: Motherhood in the Age of Anxiety" article.
Quote: No sooner do I get done reading the latest exposé on today's mother than a series of thoughts cross my mind: "Are we really this bad?" and "Man, we're screwing our kids up!" to finally, "Who are these people?"
Moms getting a raw deal in the news - And a pearl of wisdom from her sister, a former (Mennonite?) youth pastor:
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO what a ride!"
And with that, I'm off to hand-paint paper plates :)
