Mama's World: Essays from the Inside Out [Paperback]

Tiffany Palisi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 2004

Tiffany Palisi, the force behind Loving Mama: Essays on Natural Parenthood and Mothering, writes in this second collection of essays about the struggle to make parenting choices heard. Her decision to become a stay-at-home mom resulted from a miscarriage that changed the course of her life, and she examines one of the most basic roles a human can fulfill, motherhood, as the nexus of decisions facing women today.

"The truth is," she writes, "something about being a stay-at-home makes the job seem at once both luxurious and trite." These essays chronicle the life that her decision gave her. Through the eyes of one stay-at-home mother, she reestablishes motherhood as rewarding work—even without the 401(k) plans, the company of colleagues, or medical benefits—and expresses her choice not as an interruption in her life, but as a celebration of it.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Hats Off Books (June 30, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1587362295
• ISBN-13: 978-1587362293
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,699,114 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing..., January 27, 2005

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khu (Rochester, New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mama's World: Essays from the Inside Out (Paperback)

As a stay-at-home mother of a 3 and 5 year-old, I was repulsed by many of the passages of this book. In the beginning of the book, the author/mother states that by staying home she is giving up on the luxuries that accompany a 2nd income. Yet, many times she relates how she receives packages weekly from her on-line shopping forays, as well as the many outfits she buys in order to find one to match her image and life-style, as well as her $250 (organic food) grocery bill. Seems like she didn't give up many luxuries...that is such a turn-off to those of us who actually did! I thought this book was a depressing comment on the materialistic nature of so many people today. I always read books through to the end, but this one I couldn't even finish!!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for stay at home moms, July 3, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Mama's World: Essays from the Inside Out (Paperback)

I just finished reading this book. It isn't too long so it went by fast, but I enjoyed every moment of reading it. This is cool because it talks about the real side of being a mom at home, and includes all the funny and difficult moments involved with mothering full-time. If you are a stay at home mom, you will love this book. Actually, most moms, even those who work, will enjoy it. The only thing is that the author could make working moms feel bad because she talks about never leaving her child with anyone else because she feels it's the moms job to mother. So if you work and can get past that, it's a pretty cool little book. Also, I like that she writes how her son speaks phonetically so you can almost hear him. She talks about moms clubs, holidays, and everyday happenings like supermarket shopping as if it is an adventure. (With little kids, I guess it is!) It's compiled of short stories so you can keep it in your purse and read one story at a time while waiting to pick up the kids at school or before going to bed.