{"product_id":"i-want-this-for-you-rumi-tsuchihashi-9798989716708","title":"I Want This For You: Mothering What Matters Most","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe all want the best for our kids. But how do we protect their unique personhood while preparing them to live in a world that may not love them as we do? And also feed, clothe, and educate them properly?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn I Want This For You, mother and author Rumi Tsuchihashi invites you to taste the bittersweetness of raising a child and catch glimmers of what matters most in our tiny, shared moments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of thirty-three miniature essays portrays all kinds of everyday scenes: a visit to a donut shop that takes an unexpected turn, a conversation about how grown-ups know God is real, and a trip to Tokyo Disneyland gone awry. Some of her essays are written as intimate letters to her children. The title story takes you by the house the author lost in a divorce-and inside a conversation with her teenage son that she'll never forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTsuchihashi has a knack for finding awe, wonder, beauty, and meaning in the ordinary-and our most persistent heartache. Through contemplation, meditation, humor, and literary style, I Want This For You will give you a moment of respite from the exhausting work of being a parent, and make you glad to be human.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy memoirs by Anne Lamott, Glennon Doyle, and Maggie Smith, or books like After the Rain, The Book of Delights, and Tiny Beautiful Things, you'll love Rumi's I Want This For You.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rumi Tsuchihashi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8989716705\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798989716708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Tiny Wonders Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.00h x 4.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Rumi Tsuchihashi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634762739967,"sku":"9798989716708","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_51cff171-5e09-41fe-bedf-794e4108fa8e.jpg?v=1703590777","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-want-this-for-you-rumi-tsuchihashi-9798989716708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}