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A look at one of the toughest jobs on earth, from the woman who perfectly captures life's humor and heart. Anyone who thinks motherhood is easy has never had children. To care for children, a husband, and oneself is a superhuman task, and any woman who appears to be expert at doing all three simultaneously is not Supermom-she's a good actress. For three decades, Erma Bombeck chronicled motherhood's daily frustrations and victories. In this classic anthology, she presents all sorts of mothers, and even a stay-at-home dad, on good days and bad. With hilarious anecdotes and deep compassion, she shows that there is no other profession that demands so much, and rewards so highly. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Erma Bombeck including rare images and never-before-seen documents from the author's estate.… (more)
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In this particular tome, which seems to be one of the ones from later in her career, she takes a more serious and slightly depressing look at the interaction between children and their parents. There were certainly some parts that made me laugh, but generally it seemed as though she had perhaps taken stories sent by other frustrated mothers to her and adlibbed them into different sections for her book. In particular the part entitled, "The First Day of School for "The Baby"" will stick out to me for being so true and so sad. Although this particular book didn't really have much of the lighter humor I had been hoping for, it was a quick and interesting read, if slightly out-dated by the times. Not one I'll hold on to and read again, but certainly not something that will put me off of reading more of her books in the future.
This is the first book I have read by Erma Bombeck. I have heard of her
A look at one of the toughest jobs on earth, from the woman who perfectly captures life's humor and heart
Anyone who thinks motherhood is easy has never had children. To care for children, a husband, and oneself is a superhuman task, and any woman who appears to be expert at doing