Here's a nice way to start my week. Check out this opening of a blog post from the Tampa Bay Times:
"It's rare that the mere title of a book gets me to exclaim, "Finally!" but that's what I muttered under my breath when I arrived this morning and found this from our book editor awaiting my perusal: The Mama’s Boy Myth: Why Keeping Our Sons Close Makes Them Stronger written byNew York Times contributor Kate Stone Lombardi."
Yea! I remember all the back-and-forth that went on about what the title of the book should be. At one point it was "Oedipus Wrecks." At another it was "Mothers and Sons." "The Mama's Boy Myth" was once the title of chapter one. So this opening sentence, along with a really nice blog post about the book, really made my day!
I was so thrilled to read your article in the WSJ and can't wait to get a hold of your book. Thank you for this. As a mama who feels so so so close to her sweet 7 year old boy (and who has gotten flack for it) I love that you so eloquently put into words so many of the things I feel.
Here is a little peek of some similar sentiments from my blog http://zachaboard.blogspot.com/2011/04/if-you-give-boy.html
Have a lovely weekend!
Posted by: BOATBABY | February 25, 2012 at 11:05 AM