| Title | : | I Have Everything I Had Twenty Years Ago, Except Now It's All Lower |
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| ISBN | : | 0517599791 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780517599792 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 |
| Publication | : | First published April 11, 1995 |
Humor is difficult, but domestic humor is almost impossible. An exception to that premise is Ms. Ledbetter." -- Dallas Morning News
"If I were a kid again, there'd be galaxies of bright and shining What Will Bes to wish upon. I'd dream of do-anything-I-want tomorrows when I'd be an adult and not dependent on anyone. The future would stretch like a ball of soft warm, sweet, and infinitely flexible.
"Except I am grown up, and sometimes I catch myself wishing upon the star of What cherishing the remembrance of days when it was okay to fail, okay to cry, okay not to know any better, okay to be afraid of inexplicable things that probably don't exist, and okay to want to be taken care of sometimes.
"When I was a kid, those wet-behind-the-ears years seemed much like something to be gotten over as quickly as possible.
"But now, how I wish I could catch that youthful affliction again. Of course, if I did, how differently it would be diagnosed. A midlife crisis, other grown-ups might call it..."
-- from "Second Childhood"
"If I were a kid again, there'd be galaxies of bright and shining What Will Bes to wish upon. I'd dream of do-anything-I-want tomorrows when I'd be an adult and not dependent on anyone. The future would stretch like a ball of soft warm, sweet, and infinitely flexible.
"Except I am grown up, and sometimes I catch myself wishing upon the star of What cherishing the remembrance of days when it was okay to fail, okay to cry, okay not to know any better, okay to be afraid of inexplicable things that probably don't exist, and okay to want to be taken care of sometimes.
"When I was a kid, those wet-behind-the-ears years seemed much like something to be gotten over as quickly as possible.
"But now, how I wish I could catch that youthful affliction again. Of course, if I did, how differently it would be diagnosed. A midlife crisis, other grown-ups might call it..."
-- from "Second Childhood"
I Have Everything I Had Twenty Years Ago, Except Now It's All Lower Reviews
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Pretty entertaining read for a suburban mom who can relate to these essays. Started out funnier than it ended, but maybe I got tired of the humor by the end. Still a worthwhile read.
