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What kind of mother feeds her kids dinosaur chicken nuggets . . . three times a week? What kind of mother lets hand washing slide after using the toilet, as long as it was just Number One?
When Did I Get Like This?
1 When Did I Get Like This? 1
2 A Little Bit Pregnant 11
3 Step Away from the Jumpy Castle 26
4 The Mother Who Prepares 39
5 Nipple Confusion 55
6 Bouncing Baby Boy 69
7 My Book of Faces 85
8 Translocation 94
9 Meaningful Montessori 103
10 A Tale of Two Mommies 121
11 The Big P 131
12 Beginning to Develop 142
13 Penny the Pig 156
14 Pretty 166
15 Mommy and Me 175
16 Disequilibrium 185
17 Taco Night 197
18 Inhumane 209
19 Liar, Liar 220
20 Unaccompanied Mother 234
21 But Yes the Mommy 245
Acknowledgments 255
Absolutely awesome! I loved this book. It wasn't fiction. Nope, nothing like fiction work. BUT, I still LOVED it. It was exactly what I needed to read. Having two young boys myself, and often, feeling the same way that Amy Wilson has felt, I knew that I needed to read this, whether it was fiction or not. And, after reading it, I am pleased to say that Amy Wilson hit so many things head on that I am HIGHLY, HIGHLY recommending this book to all new mothers, and mothers of young children. It will leave you laughing til you cry, and smacking yourself upside your forehead saying "doh!".
As I said above, this is a book that every mother should read. Amy Wilson takes motherhood, and all it's glorious complications and hits things right on it's head. I am super glad to know that I am not the only mom who has ever felt these things, like "why did I just let my child eat that?", or "there's nothing wrong with the 5 second rule (you know....food falls on the floor and kids pick it up and pop in their mouths...)". Ms. Wilson takes mommy wars and puts them into perspective.She tells about the mom-eat-mom world today, and really digs deep and shows how there is nothing wrong with parenting a child the way YOU see fit, even if it isn't by the book.
This is a fast read. It's great to sneak away with and read this mother's journey into motherhood and life as a mom. It is a hilarious approach to helping the moms of the world today. She added in the antics and life of her children, and more than once, I thought she had MY children in her home. LoL! If I had the chance to meet Amy Wilson in person, I would so be giving her a HUGE hug. She deserves it. She makes the complications of motherhood seem minor when the BIG issue at hand should be cherishing EVERY moment, EVERY little issue with your child no matter what.
I can give this book no less than a 5 star review. It is so much better than those 'What to Expect When Your Expecting' books that tell you feed your child X amount of food or only where cloth diapers. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll just say to yourself: I am a GREAT mom......even if we don't always feel like it.
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Posted May 5, 2010
This book was a quick read and enjoyable, touching on some "real mom" moments and deeper feelings of inadequacy of motherhood. The author draws on her own experiences to capture some funny, witty, poignant moments in the early years of parenting her three children. Her children were still very young at the writing of the book, so as a parent of older children, I found myself often saying in my head "just you wait!" However, her blatant admissions of being a "bad mom" and her shortfalls in parenting ring true and real. It's about being the best mom you can be, despite the curveballs parenthood throws you.
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Posted August 11, 2012
I laughed out loud more than a few times. I'm not a mom, but I could understand the author's feeling of inadequacy.
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Posted June 5, 2010
Great book! I have been a mother for only a few short years as well, and I found so many of the author's insecurities mirroring my own. She does a great job of making light of the silly things we mothers worry about. I laughed out loud more than once in this book. Would definitely recommend to other young mothers!
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Posted February 26, 2013
I loved it! Honest and Real. I laughed and cried right along with her. One of my favorite quotes is, "As soon as your body learns of your 2nd child, your abs instantly give out" Lauged out Loud!
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Overview
What kind of mother feeds her kids dinosaur chicken nuggets . . . three times a week? What kind of mother lets hand washing slide after using the toilet, as long as it was just Number One?
When Did I Get Like This?