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3.92 AVERAGE
3.92 AVERAGE
I’m not certain that I was the intended audience for this book but I enjoyed it nonetheless — Jessi Klein is hilarious and does a great job at demystifying motherhood and the postpartum period. As someone who is terrified of the former and the latter, but loves hearing people’s birth/pregnancy stories, this book was so much fun to read. It was for sure more “motherhood” than “midlife” stories but I’m not mad about it.
5/5 ⭐️
5/5 ⭐️
Hilarious read on the funny, exasperating, charming, and hopeful moments of mothering. I especially loved the chapter on Little Books!! If you are a Mom and need a lighthearted and funny and relatable book to remind you how far you have come, this is it!! Lol
You have to do audio if you do this one. Jessi is the perfect narrator.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Very funny and poignant, although I am so far removed from that phase of life with kids. Definitely good for some nostalgia and a laugh, and great for those in the thick of early childhood parenting. Though she admits her immense privilege, I just find it hard to take anyone seriously who has a night nurse for their baby.🤷♀️
I loved this book!! If you are a woman in midlife (which I'd say is anywhere from late 30s to early 50s for this book), don't have kids, or have kids you will find moments to laugh out loud when reading or listening to these essays by Jessi Klein. I particularly loved how she described getting a child into the car seat as wrestling with a drunk person. The later, when talking about how she was surprise at how writing 'little books' helped sooth her some during transitions, wondered if there was a German word for 'parenting organism' and then realize there probably shouldn't be such a word. Those examples of unfiltered mind musings while following the arc of a hero's journey made this book a joy!
This book isn't perfect, as some reviewers have said she does have a lot of privilege to be complaining and yet two things made it a delightful read for me. 1. She is funny and observant about the process of being a late in life mom, admitting to big feelings of failure and frustration. 2. I charted a very similar path time wise and have a son a similar age and so many of these things, particularly the "little books" chapter made me heart smile, in demonstrating how parenting is more an act of working on yourself and your issues rather than changing your kiddo. I also love the acknowledgements part, it was clear she has a deep bench of friends and support and she clearly appreicates them. That said there are a lot of motherhood books out there. This one was light and fun in my opinion, however finding the one that speaks to you is the point, the one that makes you laugh, or feel seen, I am glad that I read this one.
funny
hopeful
fast-paced