Rebirth in America

CBS's recording of "The Carpenters" was broadcast shortly after the recording was completed. As soon as this program was broadcast, it aroused the interest of many viewers. People want to know about the Carpenters' live songs, musical talents, high IQs, family trivia and more. This resulted in many media outlets making headlines about the Carpenters.

"Are IQ tests accurate? Are the Carpenters really that smart?"

"Singing a song live, the Carpenter brothers won the hearts of everyone!"

"The Carpenters are the best interpretation of the American dream! They love each other and work hard until they succeed!"

"There is no more perfect Carpenter family in the world! The perfect couple gave birth to the perfect child!"

Unexpectedly, Angel became popular inexplicably, and many housewives called the TV station to express their desire to find her. So many people called that the TV station’s phone lines were always occupied and could not be used normally.

"Why are you looking for me? Why?" Angel also felt strange after receiving a call from the radio station staff.

From her point of view, she didn't perform very well in the TV show, and she didn't even say a few words. Logically speaking, the focus of people's attention should be on the children.

Yes, she thought well. The focus of people's attention is indeed on the Carpenter brothers and sisters, but the audience, who are housewives, are more concerned about raising such an outstanding mother.

Audiences called to ask Angel all kinds of questions, some of which Angel didn't even know how to answer. Because viewers couldn't get Carpenter's home phone number, many people wrote to the station and asked them to pass it on to Angel. In these letters, people also asked many incredible questions.

"What do you make your children for breakfast every day?"

"What brand of milk powder do you use?"

"When you have sex, what position do you use? Are children born in specific positions smarter?"

"The child is five years old, but he is very naughty. How do you communicate with the child?"

“What should you eat during pregnancy to give birth to a smart baby?”

Faced with these problems, Angel couldn't laugh or cry. At the beginning, she answered patiently, but many people asked repeated questions. As a result, Angel became irritable. She spent the whole day responding to these letters and had no personal time of her own.

"Oh my god, I haven't dealt with the previous letter, and today's letter came again. I really can't stand it anymore. They keep asking me questions about how to raise children. Forget it, I won't reply anymore. Just let them scold you."

Faced with Angel's distress, Alex gave her some advice: "Why don't you write a book specifically to tell mothers or women who are preparing to become mothers how to raise children."

"Write a book? No, no, no, I wrote it. I didn't even go to school for many days. How can I write a book?"

Angel knew how much she weighed. She could still write letters, but if she was asked to write a book, it would be a kind of torture.

Bart coughed dryly and gestured with his eyes. Angel understood it immediately. She smiled and hugged Alex's shoulders and said, "How about you help me write this book? I'll tell you to write it."

After Alex heard this, he knew that he was really digging a hole to bury himself. He had no choice but to nod in agreement, but before that, he contacted Bantam Books and asked them if they wanted to publish a book on baby care.

After hearing this, Karl happily said: "We were planning to ask you to write a book like this, but you unexpectedly proposed it yourself. Okay, then write it quickly. While you are on the show, The popularity is still there, and this book will definitely sell well.”

This book is quite simple to write. It just polishes the content dictated by Angel, and at the same time, he also adds some knowledge on infant care and health care that will only be available in later generations. This book is not thick, only about 100,000 words, and it only took two weeks to complete.

The book is called Raising Your Children Like the Carpenters and it couldn't have come out at a better time. In the 1950s, Americans' incomes greatly increased, improving people's living standards. The emergence of the baby boom has also aroused interest in raising children.

The author's signature is Angel's dictation and Alex's writing. Before this book was published, there was already a book of the same type that was selling like hotcakes. That was Dr. Benjamin Spock's "Common Sense of Infant and Child Care" published in 1946.

However, Angel's baby-raising book quickly overshadowed the "Infant and Child Care Knowledge". When people went to buy books, they would always choose this book first, which described how the Carpenters raised their children.

"Raise Your Children Like the Carpenters" is written in a light-hearted tone. Alex did not write it as obscure as an instruction manual. He told Angel what he encountered when raising three children. , and summarizes the experience of raising babies at the end of each chapter.

Those who buy such books cannot put them down as soon as they see the contents of this book.

Even when someone recommends that they buy the book written by the doctor, someone will immediately retort: ​​"The doctor does have a lot of theoretical knowledge, but has he ever practiced his theories? Can he raise three urban children like Angel?" Is he a very smart boy?"

As soon as he said these words, the man's mind immediately changed. He originally planned to buy the doctor's book.

As soon as this book was launched, it was immediately hyped and became a bestseller. The hot sales almost overshadowed the "Harry Potter" series of books. The number of copies sold every year is stable at more than 1 million. Parents love to read such light-hearted and enjoyable baby care books.

A mother wrote to Angel: "You make me feel that I have become a smart person. I believe that my own children will also be very smart."

Angel received numerous letters, most of which stated that she managed to revive a child's optimism even when he refused to eat vegetables, refused to speak coherently, and smashed household machines to pieces.

Some parents feel that they are too busy to care about their children. They blame themselves as "selfish parents" and feel that raising children is "an unbearable burden."

“I know a lot of my problems are of my own making,” one mother wrote.

For such parents, Angel usually writes letters to comfort them and ask them to take some time to accompany their children no matter how busy or tired they are.

Angel soon became a women's star and a mentor to millions of American housewives. In order to speed up the processing of the increasing number of letters, she even hired a dedicated assistant to answer them. She insisted on answering every letter and could not disappoint those who had high hopes for her.

As Angel became more and more famous and influential, some TV stations came to interview this mother who had raised the smartest child.

At this time, Angel had already transformed and was able to talk without fear in front of the camera. UU reading www.uukanshu. NET's program about her was broadcast, it would attract a large number of housewives to watch, and the TV station's ratings suddenly soared.

Faced with such strong popularity, some TV stations invited her to host a program specifically for women. If she hadn't been in charge of a company's finances and was busy with everything, she would have agreed.

She has too many things to do, including company work, interview arrangements, answering letters, etc. She is so busy that sometimes she can't even eat.

Looking at the busy Angel, Alex felt a little strange. He asked: "Mom, why do you put so much pressure on yourself? Wasn't the life of a leisurely housewife in the past quite good? You could enjoy yourself every day. You can go shopping, drink tea, and chat. Wouldn’t it be a much easier life like this?”

Angel looked at her son in surprise. She touched her forehead and said, "Alex, I really didn't expect you to say these words. In my opinion, you should be the one who can understand me best. "

Alex shrugged and said, "Why would you think that?"

"You know, I haven't had the opportunity to study since I was a child. At that time, I thought my life was just like this and couldn't be changed. After marrying Bart, I had new pursuits and new goals. As you My parents, it is my goal to cultivate you to be talented and the value of my life. Now I want to help other women realize their own value in life, do you understand?"

Is it the goal of parents to have their children grow up? This kind of love is really too heavy. If he really wanted to be a qualified parent in this way, he would rather never get married and have children.