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

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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 144475520X ISBN 13: 9781444755206

Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks, 2013

Synopsis

Children. They want everything and they want it now. They don''t care about killing your sex life or the way they add six inches to the length of your breasts, and they sure as hell don''t give a sh*t that you only slept four hours last night. Any person, physical need or dream that takes you away from them for even five seconds is their natural enemy and must be crushed with loud, endless cries.

This book is about how to survive babies, and what they grow into: children. It''s about shortcuts and parenting with 40% effort. You''ll learn how to ignore, avoid, threaten and lie in easy-to-skim-while-locked-in-the-bathroom mini-chapters, plus valuable ''How to Fake it'' tips to help you through those days when there isn''t enough sh*tty advice in the world.

We get you. We get your little dictators. And we can help.

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 Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 144475520X
• ISBN 13: 9781444755206
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224