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The Perfectly Imperfect Book of Parenting
Simon Spotlight
April 2007
On Sale: March 27, 2007
288 pages
ISBN: 141693491X
EAN: 9781416934912
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
In
an ideal world, mothers would have time to hand-sew their kids'
costumes for the school play, prepare all-organic meals, and
volunteer
in the classroom at the drop of a hat. In reality, most moms
have to
settle for plopping their little ones in front of
SpongeBob so that they can prepare yet another
chicken nugget-based dinner, guiltily convinced they're
falling down on the job. In Good-Enough Mother,
René Syler pulls back the curtain to reveal the truth about
modern
mothering and reassure time-stressed moms that even if their
children
are strangers to made-from-scratch cookies, they can emerge
as happy,
well-adjusted, fully functioning members of society. Mother
to two
great kids of her own, Syler explains how she learned to chuck
perfection for practicality -- in short, how she became a
Good-Enough
Mother. She shows other women seeking to balance family,
work, and some
semblance of a personal life how to happily join the ranks of
Good-Enough Mothers, who occasionally serve breakfast for
dinner yet
give their children plenty of what really matters -- love,
time, and
support. Each essay provides welcome empathy
and sage
advice on navigating life's different obstacles, whether
it's dealing
with annoying Supermoms, bluffing through a third grader's math
homework, or coping with the words that strike terror into every
parent's heart ("Your son's teacher on line one"). Offering
real wisdom
tempered with humor and warmth, Good-Enough Mother
will have every modern mom laughing in relief and
recognition.
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