Mama Tried
Dispatches from the Seamy Underbelly of Modern Parenting
by Emily Flake
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Fiction and Nonfiction.
New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake relates the hilarious horrors of pregnancy, birth, and early parenting in this funny, poignant, and beautifully illustrated book. For most people, having a child doesn't go exactly as planned. Not many are willing to admit that not only did they dislike the early days of parenting, they sometimes hated it. Mama Tri...
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Recommended by 1 source and appears in Fiction and Nonfiction.
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Olivia Wilde
“Holy Shit, this book is hilarious(and honestly, necessary). What to expect can go blow itself. Buy this for any breeders in your life.”
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