Survivin': It's Just What We Do! by Leslie D. Walker
Survivin': It's Just What We Do!
by Leslie D. Walker
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My Ratings 4.5/5
Synopsis
So today, your 3 year old decides that they don't want to eat the beautiful breakfast you made, he wants peanut butter and hotdogs, and that means, smear the hotdogs in peanut butter. Your 7 year old has decided that today is the day she wants to cry for absolutely no reason at all regardless of how much begging, bribing and reasoning you do and every time she cries it gets louder and more shrill. Oh, and your 14 year old has dyed her hair pink and made wings on her eyes and thinks she is going to school like that. All of this is happening while you are trying to pack 3 lunch boxes, iron your clothes and get all 3 kids in the car in the next 15 minutes or EVERYONE is late! That my friends is what we call SURVIVIN'! We make things happen! We Boss up, don't complain and execute the plan with precision and tact!
This is what moms do every single day. Some days are long! Some days are FANTASTIC! Some days we just want to give up and throw the entire day away. Being a parent is hard work. Being a mom is even harder. But when we are able to survive the ups and downs that life throws at us as parents, we are stronger then we were the day before. Survivin' gives moms the encouragement they need to know that life isn't perfect. It reminds them that what they see on social media isn't reality, but what they do every single day is acknowledged. It uplifts moms to know that their life is honest and i100% real because we have all been there! It takes a village to raise kids and it takes a mom to raise a mom! Survivin': It's Just What We Do!
My Thoughts
There’s something about the entire category of “parenting” writing that makes us all want to barf, or at least take a nap. Though new parents usually need the help, parenting books often leave a lot to be desired: Some try too hard to be funny, while some have no sense of humor. Some are boring. Like books generally, most are simply bad. But the truth is that there are amazing parenting books out there — you just need to know where to look. If you’re a parent yourself, you can waste a lot of time reading through shitty mom books before you find the few good ones. Survivin': It's Just What We Do! by Leslie D. Walker is an amazing and funny tale of being a parent. Survivin' gives every mom the encouragement they need to know that life isn't perfect. It reminds them that what they see on social media isn't reality, but what they do every single day is acknowledged. This book is quite an eyeopener. I can relax now and handle all situations more calmly now that I am better educated. Leslie D. Walker's super lucid and funny style of writing takes the tension away and helps me to enjoy my babies more.
Survivin': It's Just What We Do! Is Keenly observed and gorgeously written… one of the best books ever on the experience of being a mother. Because it’s an experience so many of us share, Leslie D. Walker’s fearless and funny inquiry into why motherhood feels the way it does is not only entertaining, it’s deeply consoling. Well written, insightful, subjective account of motherhood in the early stages. Often funny always tender and delightfully fresh!
She is honest, funny and scandalously frank.
I loved this book! was very real and very practical. cute and funny bits, as well!
Highly Recommended!
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