A review by wrentheblurry
Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace by Ayelet Waldman

4.0

I found the author's raw honesty both refreshing and mildly disturbing. She says things in this book that I might not ever say to anyone else, just keep those thoughts in my head. Yet I understood all of it, and when I could, I empathized, and in other parts I sympathized. And I laughed. There is plenty of humor spread throughout, and it made me boggle that some people got so very upset over what Ayelet has written/said previously.

The book is an easy read, and one that I looked forward to lying down with each night. It was like having a long chat with a really open and sharing and funny girlfriend. If you are a mother, don't take yourself too seriously and have an open mind, give this one a try, you won't be sorry.

PS to my MIL--thank you for the personalized, autographed copy. I will keep it forever. :)