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Anne Lamott, Jayne Anne Phillips, Sallie Tisdale, Susan Straight, Jane Lazarre, Nora Okja Keller, Beth Kephart, Ariel Gore, Alex Witchel, and many other contemporary writers elevate the discussion of motherhood above the level of tantrum control and potty training. Irreverent, wistful, hilarious, fierce, and tender, these essays offer an unsparing look at the myths and realities, the serious and silly sides, the thankless and supremely satisfying aspects of being a mom -- and are a testament to the notion that motherhood gives women more to think about, not less.
List of contents
CONTENTSACKNOWLEDGMENTS
FOREWORD / ANNE LAMOTT
INTRODUCTION: THE MAMAFESTO / CAMILLE PERI AND KATE MOSES
REPARATIONS / Jane Lazarre
WHAT MY MOTHER NEVER TOLD ME, OR HOW I WAS
BLINDSIDED BY CHILDBIRTH AND SURVIVED /
Rahna Reiko Rizzuto
BOY CRAZY/ Sallie Tisdale
ON NOT HAVING A DAUGHTER /
Jayne Anne Phillips
DRAMA QUEEN FOR A DAY: HOW I BEAT A BULL
WITH MY THREE-SPEED BLENDER /
Cathy Wilkinson
ONE DRIP AT A TIME/ Susan Straight
MOTHER ROUX / Erin Aubry
HOW MANY WORKING FATHERS DOES
IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHTBULB?
Elizabeth Rapoport
ONE WEEK UNTIL COLLEGE /
Sandi Kahn Shelton
2-4-6-8, I'M THE ONE THEY APPRECIATE /
Joyce Millman
DRAMA QUEEN FOR A DAY: IS THAT A TONGUE
OR AN UMBILICAL CORD?/ Beth Myler
MOTHER ANGER: THEORY AND PRACTICE /
Anne Lamott
BRINGING UP BéBé / Debra S. Ollivier
THE LINE IS WHITE, AND IT IS NARROW /
Beth Kephart
YOU'LL GET USED TO IT/ Nora Okja Keller
THINKING OF YOU/ Rose Stoll
STEPMOTHER/ Alex Witchel
DRAMA QUEEN FOR A DAY: NO DIAPERS,
NO COFFEE / Catherine A. Salton
COURT OF LAST RESORT / Ariel Gore
YOUNG, BLACK, AND TOO WHITE /
Karen Grigsby Bates
EXPECTING THE WORST/ Jennifer Reese
A MOTHER OF A YEAR / Stephanie Coontz
STOP THE WORLD, I WANT TO GET OFF /
Susie Bright
DRAMA QUEEN FOR A DAY: SPAGHETTI WEEVILS /
Leslie Goodman-Malamuth
A MOTHER'S BODY / Kate Moses
MY OTHER MOTHER/ Lori Leibovich
CAN THIS CHILD BE SAVED? / Kim Van Meter
COMMON SCENTS/ Chitra Divakaruni
BOYS WITHOUT MEN / Celeste Fremon
TOY STORY / Joyce Millman
DRAMA QUEEN FOR A DAY: DOGSITTER / MOTHER /
NURSE PUNCHER/ Arlene Green
SEX AND THE SEVEN-YEAR-OLD BOY/ Mona Gable
THE BABY GIRL I GAVE AWAY / Ceil Malek
COYOTE DREAMS/ Cynthia Romanov
DOUBLE DARE/ Sallie Tisdale
DANCING WITH DEATH/ Camille Peri
NOTES ON THE CONTRIBUTORS
About the author
Edited by Camille Peri and Kate Moses of Salon.com
Summary
From the editors of Salon.com's cutting edge Web site, "Mothers Who Think," comes "an anthology of smart and lovely essays" (Chicago Sun Times) -- provacative collection that challenges and changes our views of motherhood today.
Anne Lamott, Jayne Anne Phillips, Sallie Tisdale, Susan Straight, Jane Lazarre, Nora Okja Keller, Beth Kephart, Ariel Gore, Alex Witchel, and many other contemporary writers elevate the discussion of motherhood above the level of tantrum control and potty training. Irreverent, wistful, hilarious, fierce, and tender, these essays offer an unsparing look at the myths and realities, the serious and silly sides, the thankless and supremely satisfying aspects of being a mom -- and are a testament to the notion that motherhood gives women more to think about, not less.
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New York Newsday Motherhood, apple pie, angst. This book offers proof that good parenting exists on many levels...Reflective and crisply written.
