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Listen to this when
One's on the Way
When the laundry pile has a laundry pile 🍼
Who it's for
Written by Shel Silverstein and made famous by Loretta Lynn, the song contrasts the glamorous world with a housewife buried in kids, chores and another pregnancy.
Frazzled and overloaded→Amused and understood
Feelings it meets
What it is
"One's on the Way" was written by Shel Silverstein and recorded by Loretta Lynn, released by Decca in 1971 as the title track of her album; it topped the Billboard country singles chart. In this humorous song, a housewife in Topeka, Kansas, who is expecting another child compares her hectic home life with the glamorous lives of celebrities.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Children”
