Is there a parent alive who hasn't at some point questioned her or his ability to raise a happy, healthy, well-adjusted child? Author Jane Self discovered that when it comes to raising children, nothing is certain. From the time her son was six until his wedding seventeen years later, Jane shared the uncertainties and fears, triumphs and joys of raising her son with fearless authenticity and warmth in her weekly newspaper columns and articles. The Nathaniel Chronicles is a collection of these, capturing her roller-coaster journey through motherhood in a delightful, poignant, often funny way that will have parents and nonparents alike nodding in recognition.