Amazon Jayne Jaudon Ferrer Category:  Parenting Publisher: Loyola Press ISBN-10:  0829417702 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 100 Copyright: March 2004 ISBN-13: 9780829417708 Poignant and funny poems about the bliss and bedlam of being the mother of sons. Raising boys is a distinct privilege--one that requires a sense of humor, a spirit of adventure, and a whole lot of energy! This book celebrates all that is precious and unforgettable about being the mother of sons. Makes a great gift for new moms!

ByR. Barberon January 29, 2006
As one of three brothers and now a father of two children, A Mother of Sons was both a reminder and a vision of what is in store. Jayne Jaudon Ferrer's poetry is magnificent, often taking me from belly laughs to the verge of tears in the same poem. My heart was filled with memories of my childhood with my Mother and her sons, and with the vision of my children going through life with similar but distinct memories. It is amazing to me how mothers, who have the hardest job in the world, make it look so easy. The joys and tears that mothers all over the world face are encapsulated in Ferrer's poetry. This book is both a gift and a treasure, which my wife and I keep handy whenever there is a chance to read.

Southern Scribe Reviews by Joyce Dixon
Jayne Jaudon Ferrer is the mother of three sons, so she has first-hand knowledge of rowdy males and that quiet sweetness of boys. This is a revised edition of the collection with additional poems and phrase changes. A Mother of Sons is divided in the stages of a boy's life: "Exuberant Sons," "Eager Sons," "Earnest Sons," "Edgy Sons," and "Evolving Sons."
Humor abounds in A Mother of Sons through the experiences of daily life with boys. "Attack of the Diapered Viking," describes the curious world of a crawling boy out to protect the home. The hectic hours before getting the boys off to school are recounted in "Morning Reverie."

There are the tender maternal reflections in "Lesson Review," where the mother questions if she has prepared her son for the world. She honors the birth order of the son in "Kindred Spirits" to the eldest son; "Carpe Diem" to the middle child; and "Earth Angel" to the youngest son.

The mother and son relationship grows richer as the boys become men. Ferrer's "I Am a Mother of Sons" reads like an anthem:

I am a mother of sons --
humble men whose blood
purged the souls of all sons,
whose love will engulf us
forever.
Ferrer's poems range from humorous to insightful. There is an everyman quality of the poems that make this a good inspirational gift book. Jayne Jaudon Ferrer is a wife, mother of three sons, writer, and speaker. She and her family live in Greenville, South Carolina.