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“But Moominmamma was quite unperturbed. "Well, well!" she said, "it seems to me that our guests are having a very good time." "I hope so," replied Moominpappa. "Pass me a banana, please dear.”

Book:Finn Family Moomintroll

Work

Finn Family Moomintroll

This book is a classic in children's literature, following the whimsical and endearing Moomintroll and his family through their encounters with various fantastical creatures and magical lands. more

Author

Tove Jansson

Tove Jansson, born on August 9, 1914, and died on June 27, 2001, was a renowned Finnish novelist. Her works are known for their unique style and profound emotions, which have won the hearts of readers worldwide. more

“Have I been conditioned to believe that if I am not solicitous, if I am not forthcoming, if I am not a never-ending cornicopia of entertaining delights, they will take their collections of milk-bottle tops and their mangy one-eared teddy bears and go away into the woods by themselves to play snipers? Probably. What my mother things was merely cute may have been lethal.”

Mothers Entertaining Conditioning Mothers And Daughters Mothering Solicitous Well Behaved Women

Book:Bluebeard's Egg

Source: Bluebeard's Egg

“I am so thankful to MOTHER for making my ordinary life extraordinary. MOTHER - Multiplied Opportunities Through Her Endless Reinvention.”

Motherhood Mothers Mothers Love Mothers Day Quotes

Book:3SqMeals Tweets: Not Your Typical Meal - Volume 1

Source: 3SqMeals Tweets: Not Your Typical Meal - Volume 1

“Itches and Burs There once was a mother-and-daughterly pair Who both had an itch just beneath their long hair. Each had a bur with the prickles attached Under a belt at the mid of her back. “Oh, daughter, please scratch at my itch, will you not? And pluck out the bur—I would thank you a lot!” “I can’t,” said the daughter, “My own bur does sting. And try as I may I can’t reach the darn thing!” “Oh pain!” groaned the daughter. The mom cried, “Oh drat!” As each strained to reach her own bur at her back. “It prickles like needles! It tickles like feathers!” But easing the scratch was a fruitless endeavor. The daughter about gave a sigh of despair When all of a sudden her prick was not there. The itch too was gone with some scritches and scrapes Applied by old fingers in arthritic shape. The daughter, so grateful to feel such relief, Turned ’round to her mother and plucked out her grief. She scratched her mom’s itch just as she had done hers. Now neither has itches and neither has burs.”

Richelle Goodrich Richelle E Goodrich Mothers Richelle Mother And Daughter Daughters Parent And Child Itches And Burs

Book:Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year

Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year