Summary

Part III: How to Win at Fair Play; Playing for Keeps

Chapter 7 is titled “The 100 Cards of Fair Play.” The chapter's opening statement is “Set yourself up for a win” (163). Eve instructs the reader to evaluate the cards in the game, which are in six categories – Home, Out, Caregiving, Magic, Wild, and Unicorn Space. The next section describes these tasks as everything “it takes to run a home with kids: the endless laundry, grocery shopping, meals to prep, garbage runs, cleaning” (164) and more. Eve includes separate entries for all aspects of the Home Suit, including childcare helpers, cleaning, dishes, dry cleaning, garbage, groceries, home furnishings, home goods and supplies, home maintenance, home purchase/rental (which includes mortgage and insurance), hosting, laundry, lawn and plants, mail, meals (broken down by category), memories and photos, and money manager. The...