Veronica
09-12-2007, 09:06 AM
I just started reading a new book called "Mommy Tracked" by Whitney Gaskell. It's really funny, and I would recommend it if you're just looking for something light and fast-paced. It's about four moms who meet at a moms' group. They all have different issues going on with their husbands, kids, parents, careers, etc.
Also, there is a really cool quote about motherhood at the beginning of the book:
The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and torturous, involving and utterly tedious, all at the same time. The world is full of women made to feel strange because what everyone assumes comes naturally is so difficult to do -- never mind to do well.
Anna Quindlen -- "Thinking Out Loud"
That sure sums up the way I feel a lot of the time, but way better than I could ever explain it. Sometimes, I think, How come no one ever told me that being a mother is so hard? Why don't people say something? Is it because people think that no one would ever have kids if they knew the real story?
I got the book at Target, but I'm sure you could get it at Borders, Barnes and Noble, and probably most of the other book stores in town. Veronica
Also, there is a really cool quote about motherhood at the beginning of the book:
The world is full of women blindsided by the unceasing demands of motherhood, still flabbergasted by how a job can be terrific and torturous, involving and utterly tedious, all at the same time. The world is full of women made to feel strange because what everyone assumes comes naturally is so difficult to do -- never mind to do well.
Anna Quindlen -- "Thinking Out Loud"
That sure sums up the way I feel a lot of the time, but way better than I could ever explain it. Sometimes, I think, How come no one ever told me that being a mother is so hard? Why don't people say something? Is it because people think that no one would ever have kids if they knew the real story?
I got the book at Target, but I'm sure you could get it at Borders, Barnes and Noble, and probably most of the other book stores in town. Veronica