Beyond One: Growing a Family and Getting a Life

Beyond One: Growing a Family and Getting a Life
by Jennifer Bingham Hull

Beyond One: Growing a Family and Getting a Life
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Author: Jennifer Bingham Hull
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-08-31
ISBN: 1580051049
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Seal Press
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Book Review: How did I manage without this parenting wisdom?
Summary: 1 Stars

My life is such a mess.

I have six children, ages 4-20. They are healthy, happy, bright, and talented. Amazing kids. (Oldest is a scholarship student in college, the youngest a wild maniac. The others are everything in between.) Been married to the same, outstanding man forever.

Add to that homeschooling, running a home business, writing, coding a few web sites, volunteer work, workouts, karate, singing, and taking care of a large home, with a couple of cats. Did I mention chauffeuring?

But until I read this book, I thought we were doing great. It's only now I realized what a burden the last five kids have been! Oh, and where is my NANNY so that I don't have to be bothered with raising these brats so much of the day? And where is the chef because, sheesh, throwing a piece of chicken into a crock pot with some carrots is SO DRAINING!

Thank you Ms. Hull for sharing your great hardships and challenges with us all. You have saved me.

If you actually relate to the excessive stress and trauma Ms. Hull has endured, I suggest a real parenting book:

The Power of Positive Parenting : A Wonderful Way to Raise Children

Summary of Beyond One: Growing a Family and Getting a Life

Though it may seem that life can't change much more after your first child, many parents are in for a shock when they realize having another does not merely mean ordering two Happy Meals instead of one. In the words of Alice Walker, "With one you can move. With more than one you're a sitting duck." Beyond One is for parents with growing families what Anne Lamott's Operating Instructions is for the novice. Most parenting books are written for first-timers, yet the addition of a second or third child raises wholly different concerns. Already proficient parents no longer need to read about baby care. They're worried about sibling rivalry, and also about themselves. How, they wonder, will having another affect my marriage, work, and friendships? Will I have enough love for two? How will I manage them? Will I ever get my old body back now that I'm buying family-size everything and have so little time to exercise? And what about sex? In Beyond One, Jennifer Bingham Hull chronicles the first three years of life with two children, providing tips, insights, and plenty of comic relief for parents who not only want to grow a family, but get a life.

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