“The details of everyday
life with two kids in the under-five set kept me laughing in this
immensely enjoyable read. The breezy, engaging prose, however, belies
that Beyond One is filled with profound insights. Hull shows us what
we know instinctively, but are afraid to admit. Loving a second baby
can feel like betrayal, the best of mothers yell, and sex after kids
is a challenge. Hull reassures us that great mothers aren’t
saintly, that shared parenting can really work, and that sibling rivalry
has been highly exaggerated. Those expecting or parenting their second
would be crazy to pass this book up.” –
Francine M. Deutsch, author of Halving It All: How
Equally Shared Parenting Works.
“Beyond One is like
a conversation with the older sister who had her two kids before
you had yours. Jennifer Hull tells it like it is when the house
shrinks and the heart grows and she manages to tell the story
of family without being depressing or cloying--no mean feat when
motherhood is the topic.” –
Martha Brockenbrough, author of It Could Happen
to You: Diary of a Pregnancy and Beyond.
From Beyond One: “Who, I wondered, would
I be beyond one—not just as mother, but as woman, wife, and
friend. Would I be able to address my own needs once outnumbered
by little people? Could I love two and still stay close to my firstborn?
How would I juggle writing with another child? Would I ever have
coffee with a friend again? See a movie? What about that big number
on the scale? Would I ever fit into my jeans again? Feel attractive?
Have time for—or even want to have—sex?”
Read more about how life changes with the
next kid here.
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