I know I am the last person on the planet to read it, but I finally picked up The Blessing of a Skinned Knee, a parenting book by Wendy Mogel.
I'm only a chapter and a half into it and already I'm so happy.
This is my favorite quote so far,"Plan nothing - disappoint your kids with your essential mediocrity and the dullness of your home."
Oh. Mah. Got.
Do you hear the angels singing?
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hal - lay - lay - (lay on the floor) - lelujah!
Dear Wendy Mogel,
I love you.
xoxoxo,
OTJ
Off to facilitate...
64 comments:
Not bad advice!
~Jef
I haven't even heard of the book. I'm going to go get it because, frankly, it sounds like my kind of parenting. GOod luck at work today!
i haven't heard of that book either. that's how mediocre I am!! sounds perfect.
another dullard here who hasn't even heard of the book. Go figure.
Ha. perfect. I'll read it, I'll read anything.
I've got this down. :)
Wow, I'm doing something right!
So true. The whole point of parenting may well be found in being able to tolerate their disappointment in us..
I loved this book. I don't remember a word of it, but I remember how I philosophically agreed in letting kids be kids, mistakes and all.
At least I think that's what it said.
Go knock their socks off!
Now that's advice I can get behind. I need to get that book.
oh, thanks for remembering this! i needed that.
hmmmm... a parenting book I may want to read... intriguing. I hope you do a review when you're all done.
I am going to have to get that book. Reading your brief description I did hear the angels sing!! Thank you for validating my mediocrity today. YOU ROCK!
I am thinking I should stencil this on a large wooden plank and hang it in my office.
Yes, I can hear the heavenly chorus, too.
That is GREAT advice.
Running out to buy book. Right. Now.
I embrace mediocrity.
Love that book. Am listening to it when I drive. May use it for a mom's group at my church.
You must be second to last - I never heard of it before today.
My mom bought me that book & I wouldn't read it for a while (because my mom bought me the book...) but when I finally did: WOW! Also, try Between Parent and Child by Haim Ginot...
This is brilliant. Mediocrity!!!!!
Finally! Something I CAN do!
I must get this book. I need someone published to validate the mundane. Then make my kids read it . . . "See? We're supposed to be boring!"
That advice rocks!
I think I commented a long time ago and then saw you on the buzz and had to visit again! I've never heard of the book (living under a rock, maybe?)--sounds like a book I'd like.
My motto was "thriving in anonymity"--now maybe, "thriving in mediocrity."
Now I'm the last one!
Actually, apparently I am the last person. Thanks for the tip!
Ha! I'm totally maybe gonna buy that book, maybe. If I remember the name the next time I'm at Barnes and Nobel.
Mediocrity Rules!
Oh dear, no way will I be able to copy my word varification. It's something like xcellent queequeg.
LOVE that book. It made a world of difference in the BD household.
Man, I am a WAY more kick-ass parent than I thought!
Okay, I'm going to my libraby website RIGHT NOW to see if I can get me a copy of that wisdom right there!
Gotta get me that book....
thanks for your brilliant and honest review...well, I am off to get the book!
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Delightful.
She is obviously a literary genius.
I haven't read that book either--might be too late for me.
Free at Last, Free at Last!!
Nothing better than mediocrity, I say.
Now I really am the last one to read the book. Sounds like a must have.
Wow, my dad was SOOO ahead of his time!
Mediocrity is my middle name -- or at least it should be. Sounds like a cool book. Too bad I have no time to seek it out and then read it. Are there cliff notes?
Oh, guess what mama is getting with her gift card?
And to think I was considering (gasp!) a cookbook.
what is this thing called a "book" you refer to so obliquely?
I am confused.
p.s. have I told you lately that I love you? you're so dang hot.
YES! I hear the choir. I have that book, sistah!
Love it.
Have I mentioned lately that I lurve you, too? ;)
Wendy Mogel, I am going to light candles around a picture of you and bow down in worship.
Huh. Maybe that needs to go on my list...
And, I'll have you know that my word verification is kvfPOOP. As in, POOP.
I strive for mediocrity one day at a time.
I'd never even heard of it but now I must buy it.
Those sound like wise words to me. I mean do we really want our kids living with us past 18 or so?
A to the M to the E to the N to that.
oooh, yeah...
Oh, yeah. She totally got that idea from me.
Way past skinned knees. What does she have as far as speeding tickets?
Seems you are not the last my lovely.... I haven't heard of it either.
Hmmm strive for mediocrity. Seems a bit lofty for me.
What about strive for not starvation.
That works for me. perhaps I should submit that to the memey thing that the good mothers do?
I had never even heard of it until just now, but can I borrow it when you are done?
I LOVED that book, I still refer to it often. Everything about it was spot-on.
Ooooh, apparently you're the second last person on the planet to read it. But I've gotta pick that up. Sounds like she's got my parenting philosophy down. ;)
Somehow, I can't imagine your home being anything but dull. In fact, since when does planning something make it interesting?
Bossy could have told you that and you wouldn't have had to wait in the checkout line at Borders. Of course Bossy would have paraphrased, something along the lines of, "Bossy believes kids should be bored."
Thanks (she says quickly whilst running out the door to the nearest bookstore)
OKAY.....so LOVE THAT!
...i am singing now tooo!
;o)
a-licious xoxox
Finally, an aspect of parenting I can be good at!
I bow before you, Mediocravore.
That's enough to sell the book right there!
I think you just saved my life.
I gave up parenting books a long time ago-but this sounds like one I'd like! Off to Amazon!
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