5 stars
book club book
Oh my gosh.
The laughter-induced tears, people!
I so enjoyed this book. Having 5 kids myself, I could definitely relate... though how they do it in a tiny New York apartment is beyond me! We have probably double that space and we feel like the walls are closing in!
Thankfully, I don't have the bedtime/sleep issues, and I absolutely disagree with him about Disney vacations... (we LOVE LOVE LOVE Disney vacations!!!)
But yes. So much yes.
I wonder if my kids explain our family by saying "Five kids, Mormon" the way he always said "Six kids. Catholic." lol
(Actually that's one thing I love about living in Utah.... it's not THAT weird to have 5 kids.)
Anyway, recommended. Absolutely. This is a perfect gift idea for any parent with a sense of humor on your Christmas list. :)
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Monday, June 22, 2015
Spotlight- Finding Matthew by Donna Kirk
A Child with Brain Damage, a Young Man with Mental Illness, a Son and Brother with Extraordinary Spirit
I received an email about this one a while back and while it's not really my style (and I'm just too swamped to accept anything for review that isn't so much my style) I wanted to spotlight it anyway.
This quote hit me pretty hard "During the first few weeks after Matthew Kirk was born -- brain-damaged as a result of oxygen deprivation during delivery -- the doctors advised his parents, Donna and Ed Kirk, to put him in an institution, have another baby as soon as possible, and get on with their life. But what the doctors didn't understand was that Matthew was their life."
As a mother, I cannot even tell you the emotions that that quote stirred up. Rage is right up there.
So, to help out with raising awareness for parents going through this kind of thing and for the Kirk family specifically, I wanted to share this book with you and also share some links for more information.
First, Donna's blog where you can find posts like her advice for parents of children with disabilities and her post on love and limitations. You can also read her "true fiction" piece about Driver's Education.
Also recommended is themighty.com which has a lot of stories of living with disabilities and is working to change perceptions of families living with disabilities.
This quote hit me pretty hard "During the first few weeks after Matthew Kirk was born -- brain-damaged as a result of oxygen deprivation during delivery -- the doctors advised his parents, Donna and Ed Kirk, to put him in an institution, have another baby as soon as possible, and get on with their life. But what the doctors didn't understand was that Matthew was their life."
As a mother, I cannot even tell you the emotions that that quote stirred up. Rage is right up there.
So, to help out with raising awareness for parents going through this kind of thing and for the Kirk family specifically, I wanted to share this book with you and also share some links for more information.
First, Donna's blog where you can find posts like her advice for parents of children with disabilities and her post on love and limitations. You can also read her "true fiction" piece about Driver's Education.
Also recommended is themighty.com which has a lot of stories of living with disabilities and is working to change perceptions of families living with disabilities.
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