Jan Eliot's funny and irreverent Stone Soup follows the saga of an extended, blended family, starring two working-mom sisters living just across the fence from each other. Val and Joan share life with their opinionated mother, a middle-school diva and 10-year-old tomboy, a reclusive teenage boy, a wild preschooler and his new baby sister...and of course Wally, the ultimate nice guy who steps into his stepdad shoes with grace amid the chaos. Working-parent hassles, pre-school tantrums, middle-school angst, love and the single mom... it's all here in Stone Soup.
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Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
That is so real.
gkid said, 3 months ago
Yup.
Locura said, 3 months ago
So VERY true.
psychlady said, 3 months ago
She’s ready for a much needed vacation. Now if her reinforcements get back in time to help with the babysitting…
specinss said, 3 months ago
Will Evie REALLY come back to help? Or has she escaped while the getting is good?
PhoebeDog said, 3 months ago
Doesn’t Evie HAVE to come back? They can’t really expect Val to take a week of vacation to babysit. There is no way I would leave Holly and the nephew (went blank on his name for a moment) in charge while Val’s at work. Plus Evie agreed to help out, and I don’t see her welching—she’s just not the type. Maybe Arnold will come help her babysit!
Strod said, 3 months ago
@PhoebeDog
The nephew’s name is Andy. He seems quite responsible for a teenager and the kids love him. He’s a little too private and solitary, but I like him.
lightenup
said, 3 months ago
I’m guessing that Val will start out babysitting by herself, and just when things get out of control is when Evie will come home to save the day!
whmIII said, 3 months ago
Like a toothache…
scretwitch said, 3 months ago
@lightenup
I can see that storyline! You probably called it!
Elsie Ross said, 3 months ago
moms feel guilty if they say they won’t miss the kids.
Macushlalondra said, 3 months ago
@PhoebeDog
That’s an idea!
Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago
Children that young have no concept of danger.
Gokker said, 3 months ago
I used to travel for work more when the kids were younger. I would tell my wife, “I love our kids, I can’t wait to miss them.”
She was not amused.
comicsssfan said, 3 months ago
My parents were so poor growing up they had an exaggerated value of stuff. You couldn’t drop or break anything. They would freak out.