“Mom, you woke me up when I specifically asked you not to!” “Why did you turn here when you know this is the slowest possible way to go?” “I cannot believe you made teriyaki chicken again! Is that the only freaking thing you know how to make?” Sound familiar?The Agony and the Agony is a bitingly honest guide to what it takes (out of you) to raise a teen in today’s permissive, high-anxiety culture. This book is packed with hilarious stories, tips from former teens, parental traps to avoid, and advice on how not to handle each phase. For every parent who’s wondered, “What the hell is wrong with my kid?” Londergan provides empathy and wisdom from the trenches, as well as hope for a gainfully employed future.
If you want the long, extended story of my life you can go to my website, but here are the "highlights."
I'm one of eight children and I had a very happy childhood, mostly spent in Wilmington, Delaware. I went to school at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and graduated Phi Beta Kappa (which still annoys my brilliant husband who is key-less) with a degree in History and English. I moved to Colorado, worked on a paper in the mountains for three years, then started a career in advertising that lasted a couple of decades and involved lots of trips to Los Angeles to produce music and commercials, innumerable escapades and insane moments, some of the best friendships of my life and a pretty great income. In 1991 I had Lulu, which was the very best moment of my life. Lulu and I moved from Colorado to Swarthmore, Pennsyvlania in 1996 to marry Larry Schall and I became a stepmother to his three kids: Jaime, Lindsay and Tyler. Nine years later, last August, we moved to Atlanta so Larry could become President of Oglethorpe University, a small liberal arts college right here in Buckhead. And then my book got published.....and I met you!
