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Bad mother, a chronicle of maternal crimes, minor calamities, and occasional moments of grace, by Ayelet Waldman

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Bad mother, a chronicle of maternal crimes, minor calamities, and occasional moments of grace, by Ayelet Waldman

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eng

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no index present

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non fiction

Main title

Bad mother

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244246678

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by Ayelet Waldman

Sub title

a chronicle of maternal crimes, minor calamities, and occasional moments of grace

Summary

Examines current expectations of motherhood through anecdotes and examples, explaining that no one can be a perfect mother, and that what some would call bad mothers are actually pretty good. When Ayelet Waldman polled an unscientific sampling of her friends and family, the consensus was that a Good Mother is all of the following: "She remembers to serve fruit at breakfast, is always cheerful and never yells, manages not to project her own neuroses and inadequacies onto her children, is an active and loved member of the community who volunteers, she remembers to make playdates, her children's clothes fit, she does art projects with them, and enjoys all their games. And she is never too tired for sex."Is it any wonder so many women refer to themselves at one time or another as a "bad mother"? Ayelet says it's time for women to get over it and get on with it. Covering topics as diverse as the hysteria of competitive parenting (whose toddler can recite the planets in order of their distance from the sun?), the relentless pursuits of the Bad Mother police, and the bane of every mother's existence (homework, that is), Bad Mother illuminates the anxieties that riddle motherhood today, while providing women with the encouragement they need to give themselves a break. In the tradition of recent hits like The Bitch in the House and Perfect Madness comes a hilarious and controversial book that every woman will have an opinion on, written by America's most notorious "Bad Mother."

Table Of Contents

Bad mother -- The life she wanted for me -- Free to be you and I -- Breast is best -- Tech support -- Like a fish needs a bicycle -- My mother-in-law, myself -- Drawing a line -- So ready to be the mother of a loser -- Sexy witches and cereal boxes -- Rocketship -- A nose for bad news -- To each his own mother -- Legacy -- Darling, I like you that way -- Baby lust -- The audacity of hope -- The life I want for them

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