Lauren+H.

Lauren Reflective Portfolio

Lauren A Hofferbert, after graduating from Harvard with her P.H.D in psychology, wrote a total of 4 life- altering books in the past 10 years. All four of those books have made their way to the top of New York Times Best Sellers list. In 2009, Lauren won the Noble Peace Prize for all of her achievements and recognition that the insightful and eye-opening books have brought her. Lauren now lives in Venice Florida, where she personally reaches out to all types of people by owning her own psychology practice and sharing her knowledge for life and its joys.

Lauren A Hofferbert did not graduate from any prestigious school with some fancy P.H.D, instead she lives at home in Bangkok Thailand, taking care of her 12 children and just finished a novel, that sold an astounding total of 3 copies. Lauren wishes that she could win the Nobel Peace Prize, but she just plainly isn't good enough for that. She loves her 12 children very much and hopes that one day they will all grow up to survive, and become writers much like herself. Although hopefully they will be better then her.

Response to articles: They all talk about a time in their lives where there was a family conflict. Perhaps it was a family at the zoo, or being locked out. However, the Sedaris piece and Walls piece talk about the flaws in their family. Also how different their family was for the things that the parents did, it was unorthodox the things that the parents did and how bad of an example they were setting for their children. Personally, I cannot relate, I have never been locked out of my own house (on purpose) or pet a cheetah. Yet these articles and excerpts show the reader a little window into their lives and how different they are from "normal" families. They also give us a window into the parenting. Which in many cases is also very different from what we are use to.

What do these stories have in common? What about them stands out to you? Can you relate anything from any of these stories to something in your own life? Why do you think the writers wrote these stories?

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