In our mothersโ day there were good mothers, indifferent mothers, and occasionally, great mothers. Today we have only Bad Mothers: If you work, youโre neglectful; if you stay home, youโre smothering. If you discipline, youโre buying them a spot on the shrinkโs couch; if you let them run wild, they will be into drugs by seventh grade. Is it any wonder so many women refer to themselves at one time or another as a โbad motherโ?
Writing with remarkable candor, and dispensing much hilarious and helpful advice along the wayโIs breast best? What should you do when your daughter dresses up as a โhoโ for Halloween?โAyelet Waldman says it's time for women to get over it and get on with it in this wry, unflinchingly honest, and always insightful memoir on modern motherhood.
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