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| I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood | 
| Authors: Trisha Ashworth, Amy Nobile
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Category: Book
List Price: $18.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  61 reviews
Sales Rank: 11061
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.3 x 1
ISBN: 081185650X
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8743
EAN: 9780811856508
ASIN: 081185650X
Publication Date: April 19, 2007
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Condition: Standard used condition ie... could have dj tear, bump, or corner crease.This is a new book that received the above wear during its delivery. Has remainder mark.
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| Customer Reviews:
 nice package, but nothing new August 31, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book after hearing many friends say they loved it. But despite the claim on the cover that it's meant for both stay-at-home and working moms, as a working mom, I felt it didn't speak to me at all. I don't park my kids in front of the TV to have a regular 4:00 chat with a girlfriend. I don't worry about my loss of identity. I don't thrust my kids at my husband when he arrives home from work, because I am so sick of dealing with them. I have no criticism of any woman who does those things, because being a SAHM is hard, hard work. But there are very few examples in this book of similar things that working moms do, or the particular guilt triggers for us (seeing our kids for one waking hour per day, not making our own baby food, never being able to coordinate a fundraiser even if we wanted to). The title should be "I was a really good mom before I had kids and quit my job."
There's also nothing new here -- many books have covered this same territory. (See "Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It" for a much more insightful treatment.) And the book is very negative -- it made me feel depressed rather than reassured.
If there are moms out there who find this book helpful, more power to them. But I wouldn't recommend it to a working mom, particularly one who actually more or less likes her life the way it is.
 Perfect for even the Mom-to-be! August 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is great, even if you're about to have your first or you've already got more than you can count! This book could give you just a small bit of piece of mind cause you are not alone:)
good mom before i had kids August 13, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
this book was so much fun to read. it's good to know that i'm not the only one who feels crazy. and that we are all just human and we will make mistakes.
"Great Read For Mom" July 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I orginally checked this book out through my local library. I loved it so much I bought my own copy from Amazon! Every mother can relate to this book!
Awesome, worht reading June 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I really liked this book. I give it to all of my friends. It offers very good advice on not giving in to the pressures of others and you, personally, deciding what is best for your children. It is also hilarious.
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