Happy Mother's Daze: Confessions of Someone Flailing at Life and Parenthood

Elizabeth Krakow’s Happy Mother’s Daze is a heartfelt memoir that explores the chaotic and miraculous journey of motherhood. Krakow recounts her experiences raising two spirited children while grappling with exhaustion and loss. She writes candidly about her early resistance to marriage and kids, the lingering influence of her mother who died too young, and the comical disasters that defined her family life—from potty training mishaps and runaway toddlers to awkward in-law encounters. At it...