Despatches from a mother who started late (and is running to catch up)

Blog to Book - Fashionably Late

I am writing Fashionably Late, an irreverent guide to having children later in life. Did you become a mother over 35? If so, and you'd like to tell me your story please contact me at mail@motheratlarge.com.

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Mystery of the Meme

I've been tagged by Vanessa of Fidra - (now that sounds like a book title if ever I heard one) - in something called a book meme.

The rules are:

1. Pick up the nearest book.

2. Open to page 123

3. Find the fifth sentence.

4. Post the next three sentences.

5. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.

Birthing from Within by Pam England and Rob Horowitz.

"The burst of energy that accompanies the onset of labour allows for last minute 'nesting'. Use this opportunity to take care of any unfinished business before settling into your birth place and the state-of-mindlessness sometimes referred to as 'Labourland'. In America, the image of women in labour lying down in a narrow bed, waiting and watching the monitor has become part of our idea of birth."

My brain isn't working well this morning - that 'state-of-mindlessness' thing kicking in already. I need to have a think about who I'll tag. Update follows later.

Posted 02 May 2008 10:38

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Comments

zornhau said:

Hans Talhoffer (1443)

"The attack described above is completed"

Posted 02 May 2008 12:31

Erica said:

Pick me, pick me :)

Posted 02 May 2008 19:34

Helen said:

Erica, Zornhau - you're tagged!

Posted 02 May 2008 21:33

Great Big Veg Challenge said:

Vanessa of Fedra could be a play, a Greek tragedy maybe!

I enjoyed reading this meme

Posted 08 May 2008 13:36

Helen said:

Hello Great Big Veg, well, crikey, that's a thought! I liked your site - your book about getting kids to eat veg looks like a great idea, well executed. Please don't judge my parenting/culinary skills, but I shall probably have to buy a copy.

Posted 11 May 2008 15:27

Mother at Large

Welcome to this site. It's based on my personal experiences of becoming a mother a little later in life. If, like me, you waited a while to have children you're in good company. More and more of us are waiting until our late 30s or even 40s to become parents. Some might even say we're fashionably late.

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Mother at Large dreams of crossing the Pyrenees with her young daughter. For now, getting to playgroup takes all her energy. To find out more read her full profile.