What is stopping us from living in the moment? In “All My Babies Are Gone Now”, Anna Quindlen, the author of this passage, wishes she had taken in all the wholesomeness of raising her kids. By reflecting on her parenting years, Quindlen realizes that raising her kids is not something she could have learned from many books on early childhood development, but more so through trial and error. The author conveys her perspective on parenthood that a parent should enjoy the little moments in their kids' childhood rather than always trying to get to the next thing through stylistic devices such as flashbacks and conflicts. The way the author figured out her perspective on parenthood was by looking back and taking in the flashbacks of everything she missed when raising her kids. …show more content…
Another flashback from the author included the supposed ““Remember When Mom Did” Hall of Fame.” Here, the author spends time recalling “the day when the youngest came barreling out of the classroom with a 98 on her geography test, and [the author] responded, “What did you get wrong?”” This flashback shows us that as a mom, the author focused on what could be done better rather than taking a second to appreciate what was already done great and she admits this was a mistake on her part. In addition, both internal and external conflict took a big part in developing the author's