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    <body><![CDATA[I picked this book up at the thrift store when I was expecting my son. I didn't get around to reading it until some time after he was born, and maybe the new maternal hormones played a role, but I loved this book. The essays are heartwarming, touching, humorous, familiar... all that's needed to turn...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48450236">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a great little collection of essays about mothering boys. It left me with an awareness of just how short babyhood is, and now that I've been done with it for a few hours, it is making me appreciate the physicality of my relationship with Max all the more. He won't always need me so intimate...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42306407">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Raising sons is not as intuitive as you think!  Seriously, I enjoyed these stories and found them positive and uplifting.  ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[like most anthologies, this was rather hit-or-miss. it's not a how-to guide to raising boys, or very much like a &quot;parenting book.&quot; a lot of the stories are irritating in that charming gender-assumptive way. i really appreciated katie kaput's piece on being a queer trans teen momma, and a f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13227524">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was okay.  Some of the stories were cute but lacked overarching themes.  Most of the authors were of the same socioeconomic and cultural background and their writing lacked self-awareness. Are women really that silly about &quot;the other sex&quot;?  If anything, this book reminded me to e...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13931321">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Such an awesome book!  Definitely a must read for anyone with a little man living in their house.  Loved it!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I loved this book. It's a selection of short non-fiction essays written by mothers of boys. I liked the different examples and explorations of what a mother-son relationship looks like. Plus, it's in bite sized pieces so I could read an essay and put the book down for a few weeks without forgetting ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19602355">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a nice collection of essays. It's organized by pre-birth to teenager. The section on pregnancy is a little long and I would suggest skipping some of the essays. Most of the writers in that section seem pretty neurotic. <br/><br/>It's a great book to have around when you only have 10 minute...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13540064">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wonderful book - I truly love reading compilation essays - they're fast reads, even when you swear you have no time to read.  This one is very touching.  I pick up the book to read over and over as Owen gets older.  There is also a similiar book for Raising Daughters.]]></body>
    
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