A Household Word Q&A

Being a Parent Never Ends

A Q & A with Humor Columnist Carol Band

Carol Band is a mother of three, but she could easily be the parenting life coach of thousands. Her award-winning humor column, A Household Word, has been a monthly "must-read" for parents for the last decade. The reason is simple: it makes you laugh. And no one needs to laugh more than a parent.
Carol has just published a collection of her best essays on kids, hermit crabs and the chaos of the contemporary suburban family in A Household Word (iUniverse, 2008). In celebration of the book and her 10th anniversary of writing the column for us, we asked Carol to share just a bit more about her parenting life:

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  Q & A with Carol Band
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Do you think your life is different than that of other parents?

All parents share a desire for more sleep, less noise and a longer school day. As my kids have gotten older (Nathan is 21, Perry is 19, and Lew is 14), I realize that being a parent never ends. It's like being the Pope or serving on the Supreme Court - a lifetime appointment. Sometimes I make my kids kiss my ring.

Are you a "household word" in your community?

I am a celebrity in my neighborhood, not because I write a column, but because I give out full-size candy bars on Halloween. Occasionally, someone in the supermarket will recognize me from the tiny picture that runs with the column and say, "Gee! You're a lot bigger in real life!"

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