Links for Sunday, February 3
Feb 3rd, 2008 by Jill
- On Balance: Stepparent Two-Step - “I was . . . taken aback by the reality of his situation. Stepparenting is ‘impossible’ — compared to living in Malawi? He’s hoping for a payoff 10 to 15 years from now? . . . [T]o go for more than a decade without gratification? Give that man a medal.” (more)
- L. K. Buchanan on Literary Mama: Judgment Day - “[O]nly yesterday, a tongue-pierced messenger pounded and rattled my door, bearing yet another tome of insults on court paper, lines numbered for precision. . . . I have tried to like her–or at least understand her. A masseuse, an idealist, an animal lover with a letch for freshly baked desserts, she is a woman of admirable qualities. My stepdaughter adores her. My husband once adored her. I at least wanted to like her. How could I not be charmed by someone who named her car Matilda?” (more)
