If you haven’t read I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids by Trish Ashworth and Amy Nobile, you really must. This book is straight up and real about what it means to be a mom today. A working mom, a stay at home mom, a mom. The two authors have some great pointers and tips throughout the book for all sorts of mom-related issues. But the main reason I love this book so much, and think you all should read it, is you will know you are not alone. I need to know I am not the only one losing her mind. You aren’t a bad mom because you don’t always (or ever) want to get on the floor and play with your kid(s) for hours. You aren’t the only mom snipping and snapping at your kids everyday. This is about the only reason I read parenting books. I just need to know my kid is not some freak. There are others – millions – of other children out there who do the same things! Yes, misery loves company, but it’s more than that. We moms feel so freaking guilty for everything we do or say or don’t do or say. We feel guilty for feeling guilty. So if reading this book can make you realize there is absolutely no reason to feel guilty, then read it today!
You know how much I love The Happy Housewife by Darla Shine. I find that book to be an inspiration. As Big Daddy is wont to tell me when I get on a whining jag, the book helps me pull my head outta my ass. And keep it out. Sometimes I need that. To be reminded that what I do all day (don’t you just hate being asked that?!) is important. And? Not really that bad a gig.
But? If you’re about to check yourself into a mental health facility because you think you must be crazy to feel or react the way you do. Or you are about to check into the Marriott just so you can get a good night’s sleep and take a bath without anyone pounding down the bathroom door, read I Was a Really Good Mom Before I had Kids. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll call your best friend and have a really good, honest talk about what it means to be a mom.
It’s a universal truth among moms: We love our children to the moon and back. And they drive us absolutely crazy.
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love this book! keep it on my nightstand for emergencies. The handy list of all the things moms do and the discussion of how much space it all takes up in our brain (ie the school schedules, playdate schedules, babysitter schedules, meal planning, logisitics planning, etc.) can be a good starting point for a discussion of division of labor with a husband
So true, Jen! And I like Big Daddy to know I’m not crazy!! I think he sometimes thinks I’m the only one with these neurotic feelings of failure because the house isn’t neat and tidy and the kids aren’t perfectly behaved. I definitely think it should be required reading for husband/dads too.
Sounds like a good read. I love it when you find yourself nodding in agreement and laughing with relief that you’re not the only one who feels the way you do about parenting or life in general.
And I agree, it would do some hubbys and dads good to read a bit of the mama category of books so they know their gal isn’t the only one acting the way she acts.
Here’s a book I read lately that I loved: http://mamamiamcmasters.blogspot.com/2011/02/dressmaker-of-khair-khana-by-gayle.html
Holla! This post makes us really happy. You are so spot on and we couldn’t be happier that the book is helping! XOXO
Amy & Trisha
Wow! Thank you so much for commenting. And thanks for writing the book. I can’t tell you how great it is t know I’m not alone.