Ring Lardner is a typical parent when his first child is born, full of wonder and the rest of the usual emotions as he watches his little son grow. He wrote a series of 29 short poems on various facets of parenthood. (Summary by Jack Thro)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Foreword
01:40 - Chapter 2
Good-by Bill
02:19 - Chapter 3
A Visit from Young Gloom
02:07 - Chapter 4
An Appreciative Audience
01:36 - Chapter 5
Discipline
01:44 - Chapter 6
Inexpensive Guests
01:17 - Chapter 7
His Sense of Humor
01:52 - Chapter 8
Speech Economy
01:45 - Chapter 9
Welcome to Spring
01:45 - Chapter 10
Taste
01:35 - Chapter 11
Riddles
01:22 - Chapter 12
Hesitation
02:01 - Chapter 13
His Wonderful Choo-choos
02:10 - Chapter 14
Cousinly Affection
01:37 - Chapter 15
My Baby's Garden
02:01 - Chapter 16
Decision Reversed
01:28 - Chapter 17
The Grocery Man and the Bear
02:11 - Chapter 18
Coming Home
01:44 - Chapter 19
His Imagination
01:46 - Chapter 20
His Memory
01:39 - Chapter 21
Confession
01:30 - Chapter 22
His Lady Friend
01:22 - Chapter 23
Declaration of Independence
01:41 - Chapter 24
The Eternal Greeting
02:02 - Chapter 25
Guess Again
01:19 - Chapter 26
Nearly a Sinecure
01:32 - Chapter 27
The Heckuses
02:05 - Chapter 28
His Favorite Role
01:36 - Chapter 29
The Paths of Rashness
01:57 - Chapter 30
The New Plaything
01:23