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Speaking of Children Summary

Speaking Of Children-Barbara Holland

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"Speaking of Children" is one of humorous essay that explains about that the obstacles that the parents have to face after having many children. The essayist has lightly and joyfully criticized about having more number of children. According to the essayist one child is lake a part of parent body .He is outnumbered. Parents can do anything with him. They can brainwash him or teach him anything they lake .They can take him to anywhere they like as well. But plural children make parents life troublesome .Parents cannot enjoy their holiday freely. They have to go to the laces of the entertainment for children.
The famous writer Barbara Holland has lightly probed the subject matter in the essay. She has told that they have to rapidly change their flat for a better school for their children. In others word parents have to move from their own life to their children life. Thus, with own child parents can live in their own way but with more than one child their lives become complicated. Moreover according to the writer some private chatting between husband and wife is important for a healthy marriage life .But the couple having many children nearly gets any chance for the private talk .Whenever they start talking they are disturbed by the children by the one way or another way. To express their feelings the husband and the wife can write to each other but after thechildren learn to read ,they can not do that either .The parents have to use different languages or they can telephone to each other from their office.

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The essay “Speaking of Children” is an extract from Barbara Holland’s renowned volume Mother’s Day or the View from In Here. In this essay, Holland examines the idea of having more than one child and its effect to the parents. She believes that one child is an appendage but more than one is a way of life. One child is outnumbered and parents can brainwash it, carry it to parties, toss it on the bed with the coats and make it whatever they want. It is usually easy to look after one child. It is a part of their lives.
But, plural children are a counterculture in the house. Parents are outnumbered by the children. In other words, parents must accept or do something they do not want but they are compelled to do certain undesired things. They have to buy many toy sets and they can not go to the weekend where they like. They have to move to better schools for their children. They have to be involved in many social converse / talk / discussion. They are pushed backwards. Above all, they have to lose peace and privacy because they are frequently interrupted by their children. Then, there is bitter look in everyone. When there is secrecy, they have to talk in phone from their office. In this way, the children will not let the parents talk peacefully and privately. Even the plural children can become a real danger for a family because many marriages break up in America just due to the children. As a whole, mothers of plural children have no peace in their life. They have to sleep with startling suddenness and finality or determination. So, this essay is against having many children.


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