Meet The Fab 4 Summary

Chapter 3: Meet The Fab Four: William, Emma, Benjamin, and Matthew I’ve been calling my children the FAB FOUR since Matthew was born. In fact, they are known around town and by family and friends as the Fab Four. I love the name. I love what it represents, and I love how they uphold that title. Having four children in seven years was probably the best thing I could’ve done in building my family. In fact, if I could turn back time I would have had more children and even closer in age. For the most part, I love how my family interacts with one another. I love all the giggles and laughter and practical jokes. I love all the mischief and fun that goes on in our home. I raised them to be good friends. I always insist that they treat each other …show more content…
My hope is that when other parents read this book, they will identify with the chaos and find a more peaceful and calm way to exist. We are all multitasking because we are so busy. If only we can learn the skill of being present. And yes, it is a skill. Being present for all the little moments, to learn how to appreciate the small details of life and be satisfied with our own parenting, while realize some of it is downright mundane. Meanwhile in the core of my soul, I want to raise children who are happy, who are whole, who feel safe, and who don't feel the stress of the world on their shoulders. I can't help but to wonder what happened to our society, what happened to us when we became parents. In fact, what happened to us as a nation? We have been brainwashed into believing that our children need to be in the top of the class, to be the most popular, the most athletic or the most involved in extracurricular activities in order to be deemed successful in life. Well, for fucks sake, that is simply not