It Goes So Fast

Childhood has a definite expiration date. You have only so many years with your kids before they leave your house to build their own lives. It's what every parent is supposed to want, what they raise their children to do. But it is bittersweet. Mary Louise, famed NPR reporter, is also dealing with the realities of having ageing parents. This pivotal time brings with it the enormous questions of what you did right and what you did wrong. But her questions, her issues, will resonate with every parent. And, yes, especially with mothers, who are judged more harshly by society and, more important, judge themselves more harshly. What would she do if she had to decide all over again? Mary Louise's thoughts as she faces the coming year will speak to anyone who has ever cared about a child or a parent. This book is honest, funny, poignant, revelatory, and immensely relatable.