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I Didn't Plan to Be a Witch: And Other Surprises of a Joyful Mother
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I Didn't Plan to Be a Witch: And Other Surprises of a Joyful Mother Paperback - 1996

by Linda Eyre

The coauthor of the national bestseller Teaching the Children Values tells it like it really is in a breezy, true-to-life tour of the incomparable peaks and incredible valleys of "mother country". Bringing the high-flying standards of motherhood down to earth, Eyre offers sage advice on everything from practicing perpetual patience and simplifying one's life to learning to ignore the outrageous demands of tots and teens alike with grace and dignity (or not).


Summary

Linda Eyre, who co-authored the New York Times bestseller Teaching Your Children Values, has nine children. She knows that although no mother plans to be a witch, there are times when every mother does a terrific job of playing the part.
In her reassuring and hilarious report on being a mother in today's hectic world, Linda honestly describes not only the vital importance and magnificent moments of motherhood, but also those days when mothers feel they are living in a Roadrunner cartoon that never ends. She shares her own experiences with managing unmanageable schedules, coping with mealtime chaos, trying to find time for herself, and the sometimes desperate measures and compromises that are necessary to get it all done (and even then, not always). Whether offering advice on streamlining your life, coping with the martyr syndrome, or ignoring the outrageous demands of toddlers and teens with serenity and grace (or not), Linda Eyre speaks with the voice of experience.

From the publisher

Linda Eyre, who co-authored the New York Times bestseller Teaching Your Children Values, has nine children. She knows that although no mother plans to be a witch, there are times when every mother does a terrific job of playing the part.
In her reassuring and hilarious report on being a mother in today's hectic world, Linda honestly describes not only the vital importance and magnificent moments of motherhood, but also those days when mothers feel they are living in a Roadrunner cartoon that never ends. She shares her own experiences with managing unmanageable schedules, coping with mealtime chaos, trying to find time for herself, and the sometimes desperate measures and compromises that are necessary to get it all done (and even then, not always). Whether offering advice on streamlining your life, coping with the martyr syndrome, or ignoring the outrageous demands of toddlers and teens with serenity and grace (or not), Linda Eyre speaks with the voice of experience.

From the rear cover

Linda Eyre, who coauthored the New York Times bestseller Teaching Your Children Values, has nine children. She knows that although no mother plans to be a witch, there are times when every mother does a terrific job of playing the part. In her reassuring and hilarious report on being a mother in today's hectic world, Linda honestly describes not only the vital importance and magnificent moments of motherhood, but also those days when mothers feel they are living in a Roadrunner cartoon that never ends. She shares her own experiences with managing unmanageable schedules, coping with mealtime chaos, trying to find time for herself, and the sometimes desperate measures and compromises that are necessary to get it all done (and even then, not always). Whether offering advice on streamlining your life, coping with the martyr syndrome, or ignoring the outrageous demands of toddlers and teens with serenity and grace (or not), Linda Eyre speaks with the voice of experience.

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  • Title I Didn't Plan to Be a Witch: And Other Surprises of a Joyful Mother
  • Author Linda Eyre
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Printing -
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Fireside, New York
  • Date 1996-05-09
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • ISBN 9780684807850 / 0684807858
  • Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 1.27 cm)
  • Themes
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
    • Topical: Family
    • Topical: Women's Interest
  • Library of Congress subjects Family - United States - Case studies, Parenting - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95051560
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.874

About the author

LINDA AND RICHARD EYRE'S Teaching Your Children Values if the first parenting book to reach the #1 spot on the New York Times Book Review bestseller list since Dr. Benjamin Spock's Baby and Child Care. RICHARD, a Havard-trained management consultant, and LINDA, a musician and teacher, have advocated strong families and balanced life styles in major national media ranging from "Oprah" and "Donahue" to "The 700 Club" and from The Washington Post to USA Today, as well as through their international parent's cooperative organization, HOMEBASE, and as the hosts of the national cable TV show "Families Are Forever." The Eyres, who were named by President Reagan during the 1980s to direct the White House Conference on Children and Parents, live with their nine children in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Washington, D.C.
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