During delivery, when my daughter's
head was taking a lot
of time crowning, an impatient nurse started
talking about doing a C - section but I knew that it was a rushed
conclusion on her part.
Along the way, we are treated to Isabel's philosophical musings on many diverse subjects: being polite, or saying what you really feel; landscape painters taking artistic licence; the purpose
of art; adoption;
head lice; which bodily afflictions are too personal to
talk about; sarcasm; swearing; wind turbines; jumping to
conclusions; religion; children's literature; dogs dreaming; metaphors; how to end arguments and knowing who you are.