Letters to My Daughters written by Mary Matalin would certainly
be a good option to gift to a parent. Mary Matalin is a famed political
consultant. She was the assistant to President George Bush and the
councilor to Vice President Dick Cheney. She gave up her position of
power in the White House to be a mother to her children Matty and Emma.
She pens down her own experiences as a mother and what she could
remember of her mother. It is a blend of the moral, ethical and humorous
views of a mother. It is in the form of intimate and personal letters
spelling out emotions ranging from devotion and dedication of a mother
to impatience and irritation of having to deal with pesky children.
Mary wrote this book at the age of 50 when she had a more mature view
of what parenting and mothering means. The book details the
psychological upheavals she goes through when she finds herself pregnant
and also relates the horrors of the tragic experience of losing a child.
She also touches on aspects such as the children's reaction to debating
parents and to working mothers, and especially to a mother who is a
famous television personality.
It certainly would be a nice reading, fitting to the occasion of
Mother's Day celebration. An ideal book to gift your beloved mother on
the special occasion of Mothers Day! Even otherwise, this book is
entertaining enough and gives you some useful insights into a mother's
psychology.
