About book Confessions Of A Scary Mommy: An Honest And Irreverent Look At Motherhood: The Good, The Bad, And The Scary (2012)
This is one of the funnier blogosphere books that I have read about motherhood. It deftly balances the humiliating with the humorous. The highlight of this book is the anonymous comments that Jill collects from her blog and includes at the beginning of each chapter. The one liners are so awful sometimes, but always true. Parenthood is a mixed bag and so it helps to approach it with a sense of humor. This book helps parents, especially mothers, do just that. This was a really enjoyable, fun, and quick read. It contains essays on a variety of topics pertaining to parenthood by Jill Smokler, a mother of three young children. It was a very humorous and honest look at motherhood, although some of it did scare me a bit as a mom to be in just a couple of months. But I digress. Motherhood isn't always perfect, and I appreciate Smokler's approach of looking at motherhood through a humorous lens and taking the good with the bad. This is not a warm and fuzzy book by any means, nor is it inspiring - it is meant for entertainment purposes only, and I did find it highly entertaining. I also really enjoyed all the "mom confessions" at the beginning of each chapter. These were anonymous confessions submitted to Smokler's website from moms all over. Some were funny, some were sad, but all were very, very honest. I'd highly recommend this one for moms and moms-to-be who are NOT looking for parenting advice, but rather are looking to find the humor in motherhood. I'm already reading her second book and hope she writes more in the future!
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Laughed out loud many times while reading this book. Loved it!
—rowan
So relatable as well as downright funny & shocking at times!
—Chris
