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Absolutely hilarious. Lamott is so frightened, but within that fright her spirituality just shines. She goes through pretty much what other first time mothers go through, but her son has a nasty case of colic, and she is a single mom. For the three months that he suffers, she is in an agony of fear, anger, sympathy, and loneliness. Upon occasion, while Sam is having "one of his episodes," Lamott decides that "I am not speaking to him." She has become that horrid being who cries all the time and has six inch nipples. What a hoot!!!
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Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott
kimyoshi, November 14, 2006
Absolutely hilarious. Lamott is so frightened, but within that fright her spirituality just shines. She goes through pretty much what other first time mothers go through, but her son has a nasty case of colic, and she is a single mom. For the three months that he suffers, she is in an agony of fear, anger, sympathy, and loneliness. Upon occasion, while Sam is having "one of his episodes," Lamott decides that "I am not speaking to him." She has become that horrid being who cries all the time and has six inch nipples. What a hoot!!!(9 of 18 readers found this comment helpful)