At Oxford he met Helen Palmer, who he wed in 1927. He graduated Dartmouth College in 1925, and proceeded on to Oxford University with the intent of acquiring a doctorate in literature. He sat and sat! He meant what he said and he said what he meant.Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 2 March 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. The tiny creature doesn’t WANT Maysie - she WANTS Horton, the parent that didn’t leave, the one that stuck around even though it was hard.įrom the book: “Because Horton was faithful. Maysie is all ready to fly away with the egg - when crack, it hatches into an elephant-bird - an elephant-bird! My friend’s dad was ready to explore a relationship with her after she graduated college - college he didn’t pay for.

I know many fathers that turn up when their child is a teen or young adult. It’s ready to hatch and all the work is done! She can’t believe her eyes when she sees Horton and HER egg - she wants the egg back. Soon, the circus ends up in sunny Palm Beach where that crazy mama bird Maysie happens to be relaxing and enjoying her new, childfree life. One day, a few hunters catch a glimpse of Horton and sell him to a traveling circus. “But who will take care of the baby bird?” he asked. I told him sometimes people change their minds because they’re silly, or not ready, or have other, not better, things to do. In the children’s book, Maysie sighs, “If I could find someone (to sit on the egg), I’d fly away free.”Īfter this sentence, I explained to Jack that the mama bird wasn’t sure if she wanted to be a mommy, and of course he asked why. To sit on my egg, or, well, work, nest and prep for single motherhood. My son’s father moved to a different state, and let’s just say seamlessly moved on minus a newborn to worry about.

The book, of course got me thinking about my situation and what it was like to be in a relationship, then single and 11 weeks pregnant back in 2007. For those of you who never read this book, it’s about a mama bird named Maysie who is lazy and flip! She gets bored sitting on her egg, has second thoughts about parenthood in general, and wants to party and enjoy the single life.

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