For fans of Bunmi Laditan, Dear Mother and John Kenney, Love Poems for Married People From the author of Motherhood: The Crucible of Love, and cold.
Not only do they overwhelm you with questions, comments, fidgeting and as Dominique puts it, noise, but they fill you with joy as you watch them discover their world.
Although this is written from the mother perspective, the experience is true for anyone who has daily contact and investment in children.
As a mom myself, I found her expressions an authentic voice, neither gilding nor corroding the maternal experience.
Snedeker bravely examines the emotional depths of parenting active children.
From the Publisher: Dominique M.
Strong young arms wrap around me, Still, for now, seeking comfort-And although I can\'t fix everything, Right now-maybe ever, I\'ll just hold them for a little whileAs they grow under my embrace.
I miss them, Even while they\'re still here.
You\'ll find in this work a reflection of your worst and best moments, when you push through all the emotional clutter and overstimulation to find joy in the chaos of parenting.
From the back cover: Sideways days-Everything falling out of cabinets
My thoughts spilling like the milkAccidentally batted over, nowSeeping through the brand-new tablecloth-While once again, Disgruntled children queue before meAs if I were a type of Solomon, With some kind of useful answers-Days, weeks, months-who knows?Pass with each breath as I count to ten, Soothing myself
Finally, I look at their expectant faces Awaiting the answer to an unheard question.
Instead of responding, I pull them intoA mamma bear hug, squeezing my eyes tight-Trying not to cry.
From missing her younger mom-self, to falling asleep while checking off tasks, to yodeling children in from play, she ultimately finds the secret, in the end, which fuels the daily struggle.
Throughout her work, Snedeker creates a poetic, often humorous vocabulary for those who struggle to name or articulate their own fluctuating emotions.
Not only is it a difficult time for the kids themselves now maneuvering in a social world outside of home, but it is a time when parents might not have all the right answers, when personal growth must surpass the speed of the children\'s maturation.
Snedeker exposes the vulnerabilities of parenting elementary school-age children.
In Motherhood: Empire of Lost Toys and Mismatched Socks, Dominique M.
Untamed Beauty comes a work of brutally honest maternal expression.
For fans of Bunmi Laditan, Dear Mother and John Kenney, Love Poems for Married People From the author of Motherhood: The Crucible of Love, and cold
