The Mother of All Meltdowns: Real Stories of Moms' Finest (Worst, Completely Awful) Moments

by Lisa Witherspoon, Annmarie Gubenko, Jennifer Barbour

Overview

Every mother, at some point, inevitably becomes her own worst enemy. In a millisecond, her halo crumbles and she has a moment so crazed it is forever known as the one...The Mother of All Meltdowns. The following anthology was written by women who have had their moments. Together we have experienced the anguish and frustration of the adult-sized tantrum. We have shed the tears, dropped to our knees in agony, and asked the age-old question, "Why me?" From poop-decorated rooms to having our liquid gold scrutinized and confiscated by TSA, we're not afraid to share our collection of thirty tell-all stories. We are survivalists and know that within every meltdown there is a silver lining.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780989955317
Publisher:	Mommifried Press
Publication date:	09/25/2013
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

Some of today's hottest bloggers bare all (well, not quite like that) in this eye-opening, mind-blowing anthology. Be prepared to laugh, cry, and have your mouth fall open in disbelief. At times, we are so far from angelic, we make Attila the Hun look like Mother Teresa.

Editorial Reviews

10/20/2014
A collection of parenting humor pieces drawn from real-life experience brings together 30 authors from the prolific mommy blogosphere on the topic of the adult tantrum. As shown here, this kind of spontaneous emotional explosion can occur at home, in the car, in the grocery store, or anytime when life becomes too much. Most of the crises come from everyday troubles, like broken glass, smeared poop, and shattered Lego models, though a few notable pieces, including Michelle Nahom’s essay about having a critically ill child and Kristi Rieger Campbell’s touching self-exploration about having a child on the autism spectrum, tackle more serious concerns. Nearly all these bloggers are well-versed in the art of self-deprecation, and any one of the stories should draw sympathetic chuckles from women trying to forgive themselves for lapses in their cool in the face of daily frustrations. The anthology does, however, suffer from a narrowly middle-class, suburban perspective that makes it feel repetitive while missing an opportunity to celebrate the universality of parenting across geographic, ethnic, and social class lines. Though these expressions of maternal frustration are slight, they may provide a moment of understanding just when it’s most needed. (BookLife)

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