“Theparentinggenreisnevergoingtobethesame“(JanceeDunn,authorofHowNottoHateYourHusbandAfterKids)afterthiscandidandhilariouscollectionofessaysonmotherhoodfromtheaward-winningtelevisioncomedywriterandproducerof2BrokeGirlsandTheKingofQueens,whoswearsshelovesherkids--whenshe’snothidingfromthem.Somewomenfeelthatmotherhoodisacallingandtheirpurposeonearth.Theysomehowmanagetomakepregnancylookeffortless,bringoutthebeautyinascreamingchild,andkeepthebackseatoftheircarsasspotlessastheirkitchens.AndthentherearewomenlikeLizAstrof--whooriginallyhadchildrenbecause“everyoneelsewas.“Inthisbluntandside-splittinglyfunnybookofessays(previouslypublishedasDon’tWaitUp),LizAstrofembracestherealitiesofmotherhood(andwomanhood)thatnooneevertalksabout:likeneedingtohidefromyourkidsinyourcloset,yourcar,orayogaclassontheothersideoftown,lettingthemeatcandyfordinnerbecauseyoujustcan’tdeal,tothesheerterroroffailingthemorattheveryleastlosingtheminamall.Andsometimes,manytimes,wonderingifthewholeparentingthingwasn’tforyou.PerfectforfansofLet’sPretendThisNeverHappenedandIHeartMyLittleA-Holes,Stay-At-WorkMomisasoul-baringandhonestlookatparentingandrelationshipsformomswhorealizethatmotherhooddoesn’thavetobeyourentirelife--justanamazingpartofit.
