jhalpert
07-20-2006, 11:58 AM
Do you have a mother who's always wondering why you take such elaborate vacations with your kids? Do you think she’s especially envious, or jealous of you for opportunities she never had when she was raising you? If so, I'd like to speak with you
and interview you for a book I'm writing on how to resolve the tensions
experienced between today's mothers and their own mothers.
My name is Julie Halpert. I'm a freelancer for such publications as
Newsweek, National Public Radio and The New York Times. My book, written with
Deborah Carr, a sociologist from Rutgers University, will be published by
Thomas Dunne, a division of St. Martins' press. It has the working title, “Making Up with Mom: Why Mothers and Daughters Disagree About Kids, Careers and Cleaning (and What to Do About It)” It will focus
on how mothers of a generation ago often have difficulty understanding
their daughters' personal and professional choices, and how we can help to
bridge that gap so the two generations can support and help one another.
One of our chapters focuses on family vacations and I'm looking for subjects to interview specifically on this issue. I’d like to get your perspective on why you’ve decided to make family vacations your priority, and what your own mother thinks of that. Does working enable you to greater resources and less family time, so you prefer to make as special as possible? How do your vacations compare to those of your youth? Does your mother have a problem with the experiences you’re providing your kids at such an early age?
If you would like to speak with me about this, please e-mail me, Julie Halpert at: jhalps@comcast.net Please include your cell, work and home phone numbers, and the most convenient time to reach you. Also, please let me know your name, age, occupation, number of children and where you live, and a bit about your relationship with your mom. If you don’t want to participate but know someone who may want to, please forward along this message to them.
We promise to keep your information absolutely confidential. We will use
pseudonyms in our book to protect your privacy and will conduct the mother and daughter interviews separate from one another if you prefer. Thank you for your input!
and interview you for a book I'm writing on how to resolve the tensions
experienced between today's mothers and their own mothers.
My name is Julie Halpert. I'm a freelancer for such publications as
Newsweek, National Public Radio and The New York Times. My book, written with
Deborah Carr, a sociologist from Rutgers University, will be published by
Thomas Dunne, a division of St. Martins' press. It has the working title, “Making Up with Mom: Why Mothers and Daughters Disagree About Kids, Careers and Cleaning (and What to Do About It)” It will focus
on how mothers of a generation ago often have difficulty understanding
their daughters' personal and professional choices, and how we can help to
bridge that gap so the two generations can support and help one another.
One of our chapters focuses on family vacations and I'm looking for subjects to interview specifically on this issue. I’d like to get your perspective on why you’ve decided to make family vacations your priority, and what your own mother thinks of that. Does working enable you to greater resources and less family time, so you prefer to make as special as possible? How do your vacations compare to those of your youth? Does your mother have a problem with the experiences you’re providing your kids at such an early age?
If you would like to speak with me about this, please e-mail me, Julie Halpert at: jhalps@comcast.net Please include your cell, work and home phone numbers, and the most convenient time to reach you. Also, please let me know your name, age, occupation, number of children and where you live, and a bit about your relationship with your mom. If you don’t want to participate but know someone who may want to, please forward along this message to them.
We promise to keep your information absolutely confidential. We will use
pseudonyms in our book to protect your privacy and will conduct the mother and daughter interviews separate from one another if you prefer. Thank you for your input!