Thunder Dome plan a pretty picnic

"Well, no first-time mother has any knowledge at all about child-raising. This comes with having a practical experience with real kids. And by the second and third, and maybe fourth litter - depends, on how much one can stand those rascals, it's easy peasy. Especially, since there are the older kids around to keep the bitey sharks entertained and occupied," by her third batch Apple had been so good at managing people around her that all she had had to do was to feed them, while it was still necessary and spend the rest of the time as she pleased or saw fit. No, this does not mean she was not involved, she was simply better at planning than the first two times. 

"Hmmm... you are the first to offer me the job of consultant. I never really put much thought to it," she had never considered this. "But you know, what most parents are about prying old ladies that throw unwanted advice here and there - they either get upset and eyes them hags darkly or plainly tell them that they understand nothing of life," she laughed heartily, but there was some truth in her words. Apple loved to talk, loved to share her experience, but she tried not to imply that hers was the only truth and that it should be followed by diligently. "So, your pack - what's it like?" she asked to keep the conversation going.