What do you think?
Rate this book
Wiped!: Life with a Pint-size Dictator
“Pregnancy was a 90-minute massage compared to life now.”
After her little bundle of joy, Rowan (aka The Dictator) arrives, Rebecca Eckler wonders when the promised “rewarding” part will kick in. She wasn’t supposed to trade in tight jeans for baggy sweatpants, or give up the dream of sound sleep and a passionate sex life. Yet, even in the throes of her exhaustion, Rebecca gleans and shares some sound advice for modern moms, including everything you need to know on
• The Diaper “It’s been six weeks and we have yet to use this ‘must-have’ baby item because we can’t figure out how the damn thing works.”
• “No matter how well I had done in school, no matter what my career accomplishments were, my mother had never been so proud of me as when I gave birth.”
• Keeping up “How is it possible that I haven’t had a drink in months, yet still look worse than I ever did hung over?”
• The effectiveness of baby “You can hear a baby screaming through walls. Unless you live in the Taj Mahal and place your baby at the other end of the palace, there is no way you won’t hear her cry.”
• Size “I had made the mistake of trying on a pair of pre-pregnancy jeans, which I couldn’t get up past my knees. It was the worst decision I have ever made.”
With the same dry wit as her hilarious chronicle Knocked Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-be , Eckler sets the record straight on being a new the highs, the lows, and the sheer bliss that comes when you’re dealing with the demands of someone who’s not very large but undeniably in charge.
Praise for Knocked Up
“Painfully funny . . . biting wit.”
– Los Angeles Times
“Quirky and outlandish.”
– New York Daily News
After her little bundle of joy, Rowan (aka The Dictator) arrives, Rebecca Eckler wonders when the promised “rewarding” part will kick in. She wasn’t supposed to trade in tight jeans for baggy sweatpants, or give up the dream of sound sleep and a passionate sex life. Yet, even in the throes of her exhaustion, Rebecca gleans and shares some sound advice for modern moms, including everything you need to know on
• The Diaper “It’s been six weeks and we have yet to use this ‘must-have’ baby item because we can’t figure out how the damn thing works.”
• “No matter how well I had done in school, no matter what my career accomplishments were, my mother had never been so proud of me as when I gave birth.”
• Keeping up “How is it possible that I haven’t had a drink in months, yet still look worse than I ever did hung over?”
• The effectiveness of baby “You can hear a baby screaming through walls. Unless you live in the Taj Mahal and place your baby at the other end of the palace, there is no way you won’t hear her cry.”
• Size “I had made the mistake of trying on a pair of pre-pregnancy jeans, which I couldn’t get up past my knees. It was the worst decision I have ever made.”
With the same dry wit as her hilarious chronicle Knocked Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-be , Eckler sets the record straight on being a new the highs, the lows, and the sheer bliss that comes when you’re dealing with the demands of someone who’s not very large but undeniably in charge.
Praise for Knocked Up
“Painfully funny . . . biting wit.”
– Los Angeles Times
“Quirky and outlandish.”
– New York Daily News
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2007
3 people are currently reading
94 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 54 reviews
July 8, 2009
Ok I shelved this one on couldn't get through, however in actuallity it was more "didn't care to get through". My time is pretty valuable these days. I was looking for a book that was fun, easy to pick up, and made me laugh. I was thinking something like Belly Laughs or Baby Laughs by Jenny McCarthy both of which I thought were hilarious and something that everyone could relate to even though McCarthy is a celebrity. I found when I was ready her books that I would shake my head, laughing, saying "Yes I totally know what you mean!"
I'm sure Rebecca Eckler is a very nice woman but I found the book too woe is me to really enjoy. Eckler lives in Canada as do I and we are blessed to have one year maternity leave here. She was at home with her baby, had a nanny, and at the point that I left off her husband had rented her a condo in Maui for two months so she could get away from the cold weather. Eclker did suffer from post partum depression so I could understand why she might stay in bed all day while the nanny took care of her baby but I read as a form of escape and I'd rather here the "Feel Sorry For Me" speeches from my friends with babies than from random stranger who's publisher markets her book as humorous but is really just depressing.
Bottom line: No one does the baby humor better than McCarthy. If you haven't read Belly Laughs or Baby Laughs read them. If you have and are looking for something similar read them again... don't pick up Wiped.
I'm sure Rebecca Eckler is a very nice woman but I found the book too woe is me to really enjoy. Eckler lives in Canada as do I and we are blessed to have one year maternity leave here. She was at home with her baby, had a nanny, and at the point that I left off her husband had rented her a condo in Maui for two months so she could get away from the cold weather. Eclker did suffer from post partum depression so I could understand why she might stay in bed all day while the nanny took care of her baby but I read as a form of escape and I'd rather here the "Feel Sorry For Me" speeches from my friends with babies than from random stranger who's publisher markets her book as humorous but is really just depressing.
Bottom line: No one does the baby humor better than McCarthy. If you haven't read Belly Laughs or Baby Laughs read them. If you have and are looking for something similar read them again... don't pick up Wiped.
August 29, 2010
I had high hopes for this book, as the author is focused on the same stage as my own life. I really wanted to relate to her, and have a voice for my experiences. However, this author nearly goes out of her way to alienate other new moms with her whining and ridiculous search for sympathy. Post-partum depression is something I can empathize, but moping around while the nanny cares for your child and taking a 2-month vacation in Maui just makes you look obnoxious.
January 2, 2016
Poor, poor new mommy with her rich lawyer fiance and nanny and fancy Maui condo. Continued whining from Knocked Up about how fat her ass (still) is. I know PPD is very serious and can hit anyone, no matter how good they have it, but I'd love to read a book about a real new mom with real problems. A mom with an overdrawn checking account who just realized she's out of diapers whose paycheck just got garnished by the IRS because she can't afford the payments on her back taxes AND daycare. I'm still in the middle of this book, and I doubt I can stand to finish it.
July 15, 2008
This book made me laugh, made me panic (being pregnant and getting ready for motherhood, myself), made me irritated and well, it made me FEEL. Any book that gets my emotions up scores with me.
I found myself mostly being annoyed with the author. She just seemed so spoiled! I would love to have a nanny, take two months to spend in Maui with my new baby (and take the nanny), and afford an $850 stroller. But... I'm rocking the no nanny, no Maui, cheap-ass (but safe) stroller thing. And she complains about all the work being a mother! Sheesh!
That said, I'm sure it IS still hard work, regardless of your circumstances, and it was refreshing to read someone who admits that motherhood isn't all about sunshine moments and happy kid giggles, but sometimes, it's all about the rank diapers, the sleepless nights and the frustration of trying to raise a little person.
I liked it.
I found myself mostly being annoyed with the author. She just seemed so spoiled! I would love to have a nanny, take two months to spend in Maui with my new baby (and take the nanny), and afford an $850 stroller. But... I'm rocking the no nanny, no Maui, cheap-ass (but safe) stroller thing. And she complains about all the work being a mother! Sheesh!
That said, I'm sure it IS still hard work, regardless of your circumstances, and it was refreshing to read someone who admits that motherhood isn't all about sunshine moments and happy kid giggles, but sometimes, it's all about the rank diapers, the sleepless nights and the frustration of trying to raise a little person.
I liked it.
July 24, 2012
I was looking for a light-hearted memoir about life with a baby, filled with funny anecdotes that most of us who'd been there could relate to. While there are snippets of that, for the most part this author doesn't get it.
She is a self-professed "bad mom". She complains of life with a new-born (and her changed figure) but has full-time nanny care while being home on year-long (Canadian) maternity leave; late nights up with the baby are followed by lazy mornings/days while the nanny takes care of the baby, she spends part of her mat leave on a beach in Florida with baby and Nanny in tow; she can afford the latest trendy strollers and baby accessories and blows $400 on a baby jean skirt. She is not the average mom and is thus unrelateable to me.
She comes across as whiney and spoiled.
I am so glad I got this for 99 cents in a thrift store and didn't pay full price.
She is a self-professed "bad mom". She complains of life with a new-born (and her changed figure) but has full-time nanny care while being home on year-long (Canadian) maternity leave; late nights up with the baby are followed by lazy mornings/days while the nanny takes care of the baby, she spends part of her mat leave on a beach in Florida with baby and Nanny in tow; she can afford the latest trendy strollers and baby accessories and blows $400 on a baby jean skirt. She is not the average mom and is thus unrelateable to me.
She comes across as whiney and spoiled.
I am so glad I got this for 99 cents in a thrift store and didn't pay full price.
September 26, 2009
I too thought this would be a funny book. I was mistaken! I was furious that she complained so much about EVERYTHING! I stopped reading it and I wish I could have gotten my money back from the book store! What a waste of time and money!
January 17, 2009
Honestly-THE WORST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ.
January 6, 2011
Honestly, how can someone with a full time nanny find parenting this difficult?
January 19, 2011
This review appeared in The Peterborough Examiner on March 24, 2007, reprinted from Today's Parent, Special Edition.
Wiped: Life with a Pint-Size Dictator
by Rebecca Eckler
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Key Porter Books; 1 edition (Mar 28 2007)
ISBN-10: 1552638278
ISBN-13: 978-1552638279
Review by Ursula Pflug
488 words
Rebecca Eckler’s new book. Wiped: Life with a Pint-Sized Dictator, brought back vivid memories of having a newborn, including that of going to the bathroom whilst holding a baby. I still have the picture to prove it. The ignominy of motherhood, reads my caption, intended to be humorous. I was told (probably often) that this was nuts; it wouldn’t hurt the baby at all to briefly cry in his crib or on the carpet while I used the facilities like a normal person. These people might all have been right, but I was the way I was, and Rebecca Eckler is, too.
Eckler is, of course, author of the bestselling Knocked Up: Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-Be, as well as a weekly momoirist at the Globe and Mail.
Her new book recounts she and the fiancé’s first two years with their daughter, and her accompanying transformation from glamour girl to grown-up. Reminiscent of US author’s Marrit Ingman’s 2005 book Inconsolable, it is neither quite so brilliant, quite so funny nor quite so sad. Like Ingman, Eckler goes on post-baby antidepressants, and is completely honest about her reasons for doing so. This level of honesty amongst new mothers is a relatively new phenomenon, at least in public forums. Even recently, new moms could be considered slightly suspect if they occasionally collapsed into the weepies, faced with the mind boggling loss of self that accompanied their new role. Honesty is a healthy antidote to misconception, and full kudos to Eckler on that count.
So what do I have against this book? Post birth, there’s a lot of discussion of the new relationship in her life, except that, oddly, it’s the one with her nanny, and not her newborn. This is not parenting; the relationship with her baby is described, unsurprisingly, in more detail when she goes to Maui on vacation, spending part of the month alone with her new charge.
For me, there are also a tad too many mentions of designer consumer goods, but there are probably many amongst Eckler’s readership who will enjoy such details, alongside her tidbits of celebrity gossip and admissions of addiction to US Weekly and American Idol. It’s also possible her editors encouraged her to push this Material Girl transits to Adoring Responsible Mom angle.
Of greater concern are Eckler’s misgivings about natural birth and breastfeeding. For one thing, nursing instigates the release of vast quantities of prolactin, one of the feel good hormones, thus helping to fend off the dreaded Post Partum Depression.
Undoubtedly Eckler is a fine writer, funny and unabashedly revelatory. Confessional writing is the style of the day and has now infiltrated parenting books. Wiped is a kaffee klatsch kind of read, full of the girl chat women used to have over the back fence, back in the old days when there were fences, and girls one could talk to behind them, nowadays replaced by blogs such as Eckler’s own.
Wiped: Life with a Pint-Size Dictator
by Rebecca Eckler
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Key Porter Books; 1 edition (Mar 28 2007)
ISBN-10: 1552638278
ISBN-13: 978-1552638279
Review by Ursula Pflug
488 words
Rebecca Eckler’s new book. Wiped: Life with a Pint-Sized Dictator, brought back vivid memories of having a newborn, including that of going to the bathroom whilst holding a baby. I still have the picture to prove it. The ignominy of motherhood, reads my caption, intended to be humorous. I was told (probably often) that this was nuts; it wouldn’t hurt the baby at all to briefly cry in his crib or on the carpet while I used the facilities like a normal person. These people might all have been right, but I was the way I was, and Rebecca Eckler is, too.
Eckler is, of course, author of the bestselling Knocked Up: Confessions of a Hip Mother-to-Be, as well as a weekly momoirist at the Globe and Mail.
Her new book recounts she and the fiancé’s first two years with their daughter, and her accompanying transformation from glamour girl to grown-up. Reminiscent of US author’s Marrit Ingman’s 2005 book Inconsolable, it is neither quite so brilliant, quite so funny nor quite so sad. Like Ingman, Eckler goes on post-baby antidepressants, and is completely honest about her reasons for doing so. This level of honesty amongst new mothers is a relatively new phenomenon, at least in public forums. Even recently, new moms could be considered slightly suspect if they occasionally collapsed into the weepies, faced with the mind boggling loss of self that accompanied their new role. Honesty is a healthy antidote to misconception, and full kudos to Eckler on that count.
So what do I have against this book? Post birth, there’s a lot of discussion of the new relationship in her life, except that, oddly, it’s the one with her nanny, and not her newborn. This is not parenting; the relationship with her baby is described, unsurprisingly, in more detail when she goes to Maui on vacation, spending part of the month alone with her new charge.
For me, there are also a tad too many mentions of designer consumer goods, but there are probably many amongst Eckler’s readership who will enjoy such details, alongside her tidbits of celebrity gossip and admissions of addiction to US Weekly and American Idol. It’s also possible her editors encouraged her to push this Material Girl transits to Adoring Responsible Mom angle.
Of greater concern are Eckler’s misgivings about natural birth and breastfeeding. For one thing, nursing instigates the release of vast quantities of prolactin, one of the feel good hormones, thus helping to fend off the dreaded Post Partum Depression.
Undoubtedly Eckler is a fine writer, funny and unabashedly revelatory. Confessional writing is the style of the day and has now infiltrated parenting books. Wiped is a kaffee klatsch kind of read, full of the girl chat women used to have over the back fence, back in the old days when there were fences, and girls one could talk to behind them, nowadays replaced by blogs such as Eckler’s own.
October 30, 2008
i would have given this book 0 stars if that was possible, because this book is an absolute waste of paper. it is a collection of the whiniest, most self-centered, self-indulgent, selfish reflections on becoming a mother that i've ever had the displeasure of reading. it is hard to believe that this is packaged as a humourous memior, because it is not funny at all. when i finished the book, i actually felt sorry for the baby, who has to grow up with such a shallow, vain, ego-centric mother.
July 25, 2021
If you’re a mother yourself, you will probably be extremely annoyed with this book. If you were able to struggle through motherhood, without a full time nanny and a cleaning lady, without going to Maui for 2 months and without Louis Vuitton Mother’s Day gifts, oh and you figured out your Diaper Genie, you may want to save yourself the time. Although some of the stories are funny, most of it is one giant complaint that your life with children is now totally different...and boring. Duh.
May 22, 2019
Following on the heels of Rebecca Eckler’s first book, Knocked Up, which was the story of her pregnancy, Wiped! takes us through the first two years of the life of Rowan, Eckler’s daughter.
Starting from the sleep-deprived days of having a newborn at home, Eckler’s first-person diary-style accounts allow the reader to be a fly on the wall while she and her fiancé attempt to figure out how to raise this child. Although Eckler says that she and her fiancé are not wealthy by any means, it certainly will appear that way to the run-of-the-mill mom out there. They have a full time nanny, can afford high-end baby equipment, and Eckler doesn’t think twice about spending large amounts at the store.
It’s easy to relate to the author’s baby-rearing dilemmas, trials and tribulations. Anyone who has had a child can empathize, and even those who haven’t can definitely sympathize with the fatigue, endless diaper changes, slow weight loss, and extreme neediness of the child (they nickname theirs The Dictator for that very reason). Yet by the end of the book, the author is definitely getting the hang of being a mother and even fantasizes about having another child.
There are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments in Wiped!. They cannot figure out how to use the Diaper Genie but move it to their new home because it’s such a landmark in their baby’s room. Eckler gives her child a baby IQ test from the Internet and decides that Rowan is “below average” intelligence. These are just a couple of the moments that will give readers a chuckle.
Eckler is quite whiny and spoiled. Unfortunately, this detracts from the enjoyment of the book from time to time. She truly has it made but cannot seem to see how ideal her situation is. At one point she is diagnosed with post-partum depression, and this does redeem her whininess a little, but her self-centeredness does tend to grate on the reader after a while.
Wiped! is overall an enjoyable look into the life of a mother raising a young child. It would be a great gift for any mother on your shopping list, especially those who aren’t too far removed from the thrills and agonies of raising a young child.
Starting from the sleep-deprived days of having a newborn at home, Eckler’s first-person diary-style accounts allow the reader to be a fly on the wall while she and her fiancé attempt to figure out how to raise this child. Although Eckler says that she and her fiancé are not wealthy by any means, it certainly will appear that way to the run-of-the-mill mom out there. They have a full time nanny, can afford high-end baby equipment, and Eckler doesn’t think twice about spending large amounts at the store.
It’s easy to relate to the author’s baby-rearing dilemmas, trials and tribulations. Anyone who has had a child can empathize, and even those who haven’t can definitely sympathize with the fatigue, endless diaper changes, slow weight loss, and extreme neediness of the child (they nickname theirs The Dictator for that very reason). Yet by the end of the book, the author is definitely getting the hang of being a mother and even fantasizes about having another child.
There are plenty of laugh-out-loud moments in Wiped!. They cannot figure out how to use the Diaper Genie but move it to their new home because it’s such a landmark in their baby’s room. Eckler gives her child a baby IQ test from the Internet and decides that Rowan is “below average” intelligence. These are just a couple of the moments that will give readers a chuckle.
Eckler is quite whiny and spoiled. Unfortunately, this detracts from the enjoyment of the book from time to time. She truly has it made but cannot seem to see how ideal her situation is. At one point she is diagnosed with post-partum depression, and this does redeem her whininess a little, but her self-centeredness does tend to grate on the reader after a while.
Wiped! is overall an enjoyable look into the life of a mother raising a young child. It would be a great gift for any mother on your shopping list, especially those who aren’t too far removed from the thrills and agonies of raising a young child.
Read
June 3, 2010Okay, I made it 3 pages before I realized she has a nanny, at which point I shut the book. I have a hard time reading someone complain about how hard it is to be a mother when said mother has a full time nanny. I'm sorry, but I am taking care of a 2 week old and a 2 year old, without any help, so I am having a hard time feeling sorry for her. Don't waste your time.
May 28, 2017
This book is an autobiographical look into the first two years of her daughter's life.
I enjoyed how honest and funny it was. She didn't pull her punches. She also addresses her post-partum depression, which can be so helpful for others who have felt similarly. As a mother of two (almost three) I can really relate to this book.
My only two problems with this book are:
First, there is a lot of cursing. This is understandable because it is the unfiltered thoughts and words of someone who curses. I, however, didn't enjoy that since I try to avoid swearing when I can.
Second, is that I have a harder time relating to the author than I might have because she and her fiance are so well off. Luis Vuitton purses, 2 month condo leases in Malibu, a full time nanny (even when she is still home with the baby), etc.
I enjoyed how honest and funny it was. She didn't pull her punches. She also addresses her post-partum depression, which can be so helpful for others who have felt similarly. As a mother of two (almost three) I can really relate to this book.
My only two problems with this book are:
First, there is a lot of cursing. This is understandable because it is the unfiltered thoughts and words of someone who curses. I, however, didn't enjoy that since I try to avoid swearing when I can.
Second, is that I have a harder time relating to the author than I might have because she and her fiance are so well off. Luis Vuitton purses, 2 month condo leases in Malibu, a full time nanny (even when she is still home with the baby), etc.
March 18, 2021
De recensies op dit boek zijn een beetje raar. Een boek waarin alle moeders zich herkennen zou je denken als je die leest, maar serieus, hoeveel moeders hebben een fulltime nanny, hoeveel moeders kunnen even 2 maanden een huisje huren in Miami (of was t een andere plek?) en gewoon een 4e draagbare dvd-speler kopen omdat er al drie kapot zijn gegaan, een Pradatas voor Moederdag vragen, of nogmaals de duurste kinderwagen kopen omdat ze een lekke band hebben bij de eerste en de nanny deze ook zo fijn vind?
Eigenlijk een belachelijk boek. Al staan er ook veel waarheden in en is ze open, het is meer een sprookje op lifestyle gebied met de zwaartes van ouderschap erdoor heen dan een boek voor alle moeders.
Eigenlijk een belachelijk boek. Al staan er ook veel waarheden in en is ze open, het is meer een sprookje op lifestyle gebied met de zwaartes van ouderschap erdoor heen dan een boek voor alle moeders.
May 4, 2016
I feel bad saying this, especially since this is a work of non fiction, but the main character just wasn't likeable at all. I understand PPD. I've suffered it, I have friends that have suffered it,it's terrible. So let me be straight about that. But she's just so whiney about everything. Every. Little. Thing. And she's so stressed out about taking care of her baby even though they have a nanny 5days a week that basically does everything. I don't understand? They also have a housekeeper. And enough money to rent house in Maui for 2 months. The wheel breaks on their $850 stroller so they run out and buy another. They buy a $400 skirt for a 1 year old. They pay $1500 to throw a birthday party for a 2 year old. And still the reader is reminded that they don't have much money. I'm sorry? What?
Anyway, she basically came off as whiney, entitled and well, lazy. And I'm not being judgemental. I'm about as lazy as they come! But don't tell me looking after a child is so terribly hard when you're not even the one doing it. She even compares herself to a single mother at one point. Um.... She lives with her fiance and they have a nanny. So no. Just no.
Anyway, she basically came off as whiney, entitled and well, lazy. And I'm not being judgemental. I'm about as lazy as they come! But don't tell me looking after a child is so terribly hard when you're not even the one doing it. She even compares herself to a single mother at one point. Um.... She lives with her fiance and they have a nanny. So no. Just no.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 19, 2008
I read this book during the first few weeks of motherhood. I really appreciated Eckler's humorous and honest look at motherhood, and it was very honest - she could have easily tried to paint herself in a more positive light. However, she didn't and what the reader gets as a result is a no holding back account of Eckler's journey from being a spoiled, reluctant mother to someone living with post-partum depression, to a woman who would do anything in the best interest of her child. This book is a great read for new moms.
January 24, 2013
This book was good but I kept getting aggravated with the author. It seemed like she had done no preparation during her pregnancy about what life with kids is like. So during the entire book she and her fiancé have moments when they have no clue what they should be doing with their baby. They seem to be the most unprepared parents on earth. Going to the doctor without a diaper bag? Not knowing your child is teething? I don't have any children but I'm an elementary school teacher and have taken care of kids since I was 12. I can honestly say I know more than this lady.
July 6, 2007
This was a quick read to offset all the parenting how-to books I've been browsing. There are some really good parts and I liked her honesty about wondering when being a mother would start to be rewarding but I wanted to throttle her when she made all these complaints while having a full-time nanny!
April 11, 2010
Pretty cute, it wasn't as good as Knocked Up but it was still interesting. I liked the way she wrote and it was quite real even though a lot of what Eckler has most people won't (eg. Nanny, cleaning service, etc) it was a good point of view for the book. It was pretty quick to read and I liked that it was done in a diary/journal style of writing.
April 29, 2010
I found Eckler's view of motherhood highly entertaining and funny. I liked her honesty, aspecially about post partum depression. On the other hand she had a nanny, cleaning service and vacations that I only dream of. It was hard not to find her a tad annoying. The humour, though, did make up for the annoying whining. Overall, it was a good read and I would recommend it to others.
November 14, 2011
I am all for witty commentary on the day to day life of mothers but this was a bit over the top. I thought the main character was selfish, whiny, and immature. I just couldn't connect. To read her going on and on and on and on (you get the picture, right?) about how terrible motherhood was-just not worth my time.
December 30, 2011
I'm glad this book was a bargain book, I felt it was the rantings of an immature person... I could not relate to her or her "parenting" ways and thoughts, was hoping it would be funny, but only chuckled a couple of times but finished it out of stubbornness. I won't be picking up anymore of this author's books.
July 27, 2007
thought this was funny and found it by accident. I'd loved Knocked Up too so was presently surprised to find it. Liked that it was Canadian, she was far from perfect and the Cape Breton characters and references were dead on. :)
January 17, 2010
Although most new moms can't afford to hire a nanny or fly to Hawaii for a few weeks break - I found this book to be so entertaining, and I find her honesty about unplanned motherhood interesting & hilarious!
June 18, 2010
Even though I am personally opposed to almost every parenting choice made by this writer (she scheduled a cesarian because she's afraid of childbirth? Come on!), she is very amusing to read. It was a fun, light read.
August 7, 2011
I liked this book better than the author's first book. I think she matured through this book. I give her credit for her honesty, I think she writes what many parents are thinking and probably afraid to say for fear of getting judged.
September 11, 2011
Laugh out loud funny in parts. Authors semi autobiographical account of the first two years of mother hood. Written in diary form it's quirky, funny, candid, a bit cynical in places but worth the read.
October 27, 2011
Meh. I ended up finishing the book although I contemplated putting it down many times, but I really did not like the narrator or a lot of her views so although there were certainly parts that were amusing I found it hard not judge her.
August 7, 2012
I was looking for a light book that would give me a few chuckles and that I could pick up when I had a quite moment , which is not very often these days. This book was just that and I enjoyed it very much.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 54 reviews