by Krystal Trammell Originally published in a traditional homeschooling magazine that’s now out-of-print, c. 2012 I think no one’s ever ready for parenthood. We can read books, observe other parents; we may even take a parenting class or two—but raising a child is so much more involved and complex than what can be covered in the scope of a book, or even a hundred books. No manual on baby care can substitute for your own inner knowing or awareness of what your baby really needs in any given moment. As attachment parenting/unschooling counselor Jan Hunt says,
I had a 2-year old and a 13 year old at the same time, and was starting menopause. Fun times! Ha!