Sh*tty Mum: The Parenting Guide for the Rest of Us - Softcover

Karen Moline,Mary Ann Zoellner,Alicia Ybarbo,Laurie Kilmartin,Mary Anne Zoellner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444755196 ISBN 13: 9781444755190

Publisher: Hodder Export, 2012

Synopsis

"Nearly criminally funny . . . carries a powerful message to all parents, but especially moms, that distilled to its essence is this: chill." --Time

Sh*tty Mom is the ultimate parenting guide, written by four moms who have seen it all. As hilarious as it is universal, each chapter presents a common parenting scenario with advice on how to get through it in the easiest and most efficient way possible. With chapters such as How to Sleep Until 9 A.M. Every Weekend and When Seeing an Infant Triggers a Mental Illness That Makes You Want to Have Another Baby, as well as a Sh*tty Mom quiz, this is a must-have, laugh-out-loud funny book for the sh*tty parent in all of us.

"A totally hilarious and uncensored look at some of the impossible situations we mothers find ourselves in." --The Bump

"As the attachment parenting craze has hit a zenith in American culture, four very funny moms--comedy writers, TV producers, and a novelist--blast open a long-locked safe filled with frustrations faced by all modern mothers, with sympathetic and sharp humor . . . The authors' unfiltered candor is a welcome reminder for readers that they're not alone." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Hilariously entertaining. A must-read survivor's guide for every mother!"--Christy Turlington Burns, founder of Every Mother Counts

"A long overdue little burst of honesty from the supposed minority of mothers who are, in fact, not that maternal . . . After a generation of supermoms one-upping each other in dead earnest on playgrounds and schoolyards, the emerging mass appeal of Sh*tty Mom is a welcome relief." --The New York Observer

About this title

About the Author

Mary Ann Zoellner, Alicia Ybarbo, Karen Moline and Laurie Kilmartin are four women from all over the mumiverse: two long-time producers for hit US show, The Today Show (both married mums), one best-selling author and journalist (a single adoptive mum), and finally, a professional comedian and comedy writer who was a finalist on Last Comic Standing (and a single mum to her biological son - she thinks). Over 152,000 mums follow them on Twitter (@TodaysMoms) each day and Babble.com included them in 'The 50 Best Twitter Mums' for the last two years running.

Review

"Smartly, brashly, nearly criminally funny...it also carries a powerful message to all parents, but especially moms, that distilled to its essence is this: chill." (Time Magazine)

"Not often does it happen to me that I open up a "parenting" book and I find myself laughing, nodding and reading-out-loud to anyone who happens to be in the room with me." (babble.com)

"This book will have you in stitches...grab a glass of wine and enjoy--it's the antidote to a rough day on the front lines." (momtrends.com)

"Containing personal anecdotes from all four authors about navigating the minefield of motherhood, from scheduling conference calls while the kids are at home to successfully dropping the children off at camp, the no-nonsense tome hopes to help other mothers realize parenting is a challenge for everyone, but humor can help." (People)

"If you've having a bad Mom day, yelling at your kids because you're in a foul mood or ducking out during homework time because you'd rather play on your smartphone than tackle sixth grade math all over again, take heart: There are four women out there who know you're not perfect, and they're here to give you a break." (NBC Today Moms)

Edition details

• Publisher: Hodder Export
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1444755196
• ISBN 13: 9781444755190
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224