Book #3 Bad Mother

Ok. . .This was only 191 pages and the first 10 or so really felt like it was going to hurt - a lot. I am so thankful I kept at it.

Bad Mother - A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace by Ayelet Waldman turned out to be a gutsy and inspirational read.

Waldman is happily married, highly educated and the mother of 4 children. This book examines some of her laments, regrets, personal struggles, and the insights she has gleaned from it all.

Waldman bares all in a ballsy sometimes gut wrenching self-examination. It's not all gloom and doom though. She's funny - in a smart, almost unapologetic way.

Anyone contemplating parenting, anyone who is in the "trenches" already, and any empty-nester will surely appreciate Waldman's work.

Aside: 6 new books loaded into the Sony eReader this evening. Next Up? Izzy & Lenore by one of my all-time favs Jon Katz.