book review

in praise of stay-at-home-moms
dr. laura schlessinger

this book was a quick, easy, and light-hearted read. i think the main thing i got from this book was that no one can take the place of a mother! kids need to be raised by their parents, not babysitters or day-care workers or even other family members. the book had lots of positive letters, resources for stay-at-home-moms, and of course, dr. laura's opinions about how much kids benefit from having their mommas at home with them. it reiterated to me that the sacrifices to be at home with your kids are worth it. one of my favorite quotes says, "one day [your little one] can't walk, the next day they're running. one day they can't talk, the next day they won't stop. everything they see, smell, hear, and do is a new miracle--enjoy the ride, even though the house isn't perfect and your neighbor has more jewelry."

gone with the wind
margaret mitchell

this book is definitely on my list of favorites. of course my favorite quotes may be the cheesy sounding ones, but none of this book was about happy ever after or a silly love story. the book encompassed southern life before, during, and after the civil war, and the struggles that came because of it. it was a great, great book, and i'm pretty sad to be done with it.

a few favorite quotes:
"she whispered yes before she even thought. it was almost as if he had willed the word and she had spoken it without her own volition. it seemed very natural that she had said yes, almost as if by divine intervention, a hand stronger than hers was about her affairs, settling her problems for her."

"did it ever occur to you that i loved you as much as a man can love a woman? loved you for years before i finally got you? i loved you but i couldn't let you know it. you're so brutal to those who love you. you take their love and hold it over their heads like a whip."

and the ever-famous line which still makes me cry a little inside, "my dear, i don't give a damn."