May
11
2008
Happy Mother's Day! One mom's survival in a house full of males + A mother's story of a son at war
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05/11/08
Guest 1: Sharon O’Donnell, author of House of Testosterone
Topic: Raising One mom’s survival in a household of males.
Issues: Is it tougher to raise boys than girls? The unique issues mothers face when raising boys; the frustrations moms of boys face; finding time for self in a household of males.
Guest 2: Frances Richey, author of The Warrior
Topic: A mother’s story of a son at war.
Issues: How her political opinion of the war (the author was against it) shaped her relationship with her son; the experiences of waiting at home while an only child goes off to war; painful farewells; the difficulty communicating with a soldier who comes home hardened by combat.
