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You've come to the right place  As a lifelong Catholic, devoted wife, diligent homeschooler, and mother of seven, Susie Lloyd knows lots of people who just might have the answers for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusie herself is too busy to give advice: busy giving home haircuts and finding missing socks; busy teaching her teen girls to drive, cook, and diagram sentences; busy praying for divine protection while she races off to church (late) in her full-size van. But every so often, Susie finds a few moments to share the wit and wisdom she's gleaned from: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTeaching her kids about the Facts of Life: \u003c\/b\u003e Somewhere there must be a book which can aid me in my duty. In it there would be many pages devoted to birds, bees, and flowers. None involving kegs and station wagons.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eQuelling her teen girls' phobias: \u003c\/b\u003e Top of the list is frumpophobia: fear of being seen in a skirt when every other teen at the party, except the statue of Mary, will be in jeans. It gets worse if your dad thinks it would be lovely not only to wear the skirt but a veil as well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHanding on Catholic customs: \u003c\/b\u003e When I was small, my mother taught me to say a Hail Mary whenever I heard an ambulance. It's really a beautiful habit and habit is the word - I don't know how many people I've prayed for whose car alarm was going off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eGetting older: \u003c\/b\u003e Some people tell me I could be my teens' older sister. These people are usually 103 years old and wear their glasses hanging from a chain. 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Children, would one of you be a good girl and get the gun out of Mommy's diaper bag?'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEnduring her children's music lessons: \u003c\/b\u003e Piano recitals are a time-honored way of gaining a plenary indulgence, provided we hold no attachment to murdering the piano teacher.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJoining a homeschool co-op: \u003c\/b\u003e None of us wanted to quit homeschooling; we just wanted somebody else to do it for us.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs she did in her beloved first book, \u003ci\u003e Please Don't Drink the Holy Water, \u003c\/i\u003e in these pages Susie Lloyd will charm and edify you with her offbeat - but always pitch-perfect - take on the joys and challenges of raising a Catholic family in today's world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49744520085777,"sku":"CIN193318440XA","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49796240900369,"sku":"CIN193318440XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":52323809558801,"sku":"CIN193318440XVG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/193318440X.jpg?v=1750835726"},{"product_id":"please-don-t-drink-the-holy-water-book-susie-lloyd-9781928832195","title":"Please Don't Drink the Holy Water!","description":"If heaven's a banquet, will I have to do dishes? \u003cp\u003e That's all Catholic mom Susie Lloyd wants to know. Marriage and motherhood have taught her the rest, including the things that are most important in life: Metaphysical realities like the existence of God can get along without my help. Cleaning the bathroom can't. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Homeschooling her kids has left Susie wise beyond her years: she's learned why pi is square instead of round, and searched out the best places to buy a cow's eyeball for the science fair. In fact, she says, Socrates had it easy. His students never interrupted him to go to the bathroom or ask when lunch was. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Susie's husband is always there to support her: Greg tells me education would have no purpose if kids didn't start out ignorant. 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