I Just Want to Hang Out With You

IJWTBA #7

by Jen Mann, Ava Malloy

Read the seventh book in the New York Times bestselling I Just Want to Pee Alone series! Remember when we thought motherhood was hard when the kids were little? Ha! Now we realize it's damn near impossible when they're teenagers! The days of potty-training, bubble-wrapping every sharp corner, and begging for a freaking minute to pee alone are long behind us. We don't read bedtime stories or sing lullabies to our children anymore. Instead, we're communicating via TikTok videos and tracking them on their cellphones every time they leave the house. We lose sleep wondering if we've done enough or overdone it. There was a time when we longed to be left alone and now we can't get our teenagers to spend any time with us. When we're not begging or bribing them to hang out, we're banning them from leaving the house just so we can have some "family time" together. Raising teens is not for the faint of heart but it's still a wild and terrific ride. For all the angst and drama teenagers cause, they're also smart, hilarious, and fun to be around (if they let you hang out with them). Enjoy stories ◆ The 100% Absolutely True Story of How My Kid Accidentally Joined a Cartel ◆ The Joy of Knowing Middle School Doesn't Matter ◆ Let's Talk About Sex ◆ A Camel, Some Straws, and Your College-Bound Teen Motherhood never gets easier and you're going to laugh or cry. Why not do both?

Genres: Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

Published August 7, 2020

About the author

Jen Mann of People I Want to Punch in the Throat is the hilarious author of the New York Times best seller, People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges and Spending the Holidays with People I Want to Punch in the Throat. She also contributes to and publishes the New York Times best selling I Just Want to Pee Alone series of books. Her books are inspired by her immensely popular blog People I Want to Punch in the Throat. Jen lives in Kansas with the Hubs and her two children, Gomer and Adolpha - no, those aren't their real names, their real names are actually worse. Jen spends her free time crafting and volunteering with the PTO. Seriously.

You can purchase her books here: http://amzn.to/QSie2T

Reviews

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

I adore Jen Mann and her books. Since I met her before reading any of her books, I think I wished she was my real-life friend first also. This is a book that with two teens and a tween as grandchildren now seems more and more relevant, even removed from the day-to-day maneuvering of the territory. Jen collected some fine voices to join hers and I'm glad to have made their acquaintance. This is a book I will be gifting and sharing and I think everyone will benefit. I've already picked out one friend with actually young children to give it to (be prepared, I say!) along with the request to pass it on to a mutual friend who hasn't even had any children yet--we're women who believe in supporting each other. My only disappointment was the less than stellar editing of the book. Since that's MY thing, I wanted to reach out and fix everything. Sort of like Jen's submission to the anthology but not as embarrassing.

[Nancy · Rating 4 out of 5]

For parents of tweens and teens

I am not the target audience, but enjoyed this collection of funny, yet touching stories of moms and their tweens/teens.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute collection of writings, all by great women!