Tag: the giving tree metaphor for parenthood

Now that I'm a parent, I understand what Shel Silverstein was writing about in The Giving Tree. It's about kids and how they take and take and take until all that's left of you is a decrepit tree stump.

Humor, Parenting

I Have a Whole New Appreciation for The Giving Tree

by Sammiches Guest Writer

Now that I’m a mom, I know what Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree is really about — how kids take everything from us, leaving us to be decrepit stumps.