The flower that continues to bloom: Babies change us!

Monday, June 2

Babies change us!

Scene: Sunday School class somewhere in Utah.

Teacher: What does it mean to convert?

Class member 1: To change.

Teacher: Right. To change. And what are some things that change us?

Class member 2: Baby.

Teacher: What?

Class member 2 (arms outstretched, speaking in a frantic stage whisper): Baby?

Teacher: I don't have the baby. I don't know where the baby is.

Class member 2 exits quickly.

Teacher (calling after his wife): Try DCFS!

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What's the blog title about?

In 2010 I came across a series of vintage booklets entitled "Amy Vanderbilt Success Program for Women" (copyright 1965) at a thrift store. I didn't look inside any of them: the titles and cover art were funny enough that I had to have them. And it didn't hurt that I got four booklets for 25 cents. My favorite was "How to be a more interesting woman." Who could pass that up?

A few days later I started to look through the book for a laugh, and found myself almost immediately absorbed by the author's wisdom and wit. She made some good points . . . she made a lot of good points. This was something I could use, for who doesn't want to be more interesting? And here in my hands was a surprisingly progressive manual on how to do it.

So, in my newfound quest to be more interesting, I thought I'd use this forum to try things out and reflect on my efforts. In short, I hope to become the kind of person that continues to flower and grow.