Mommy but Still Me [Kindle Edition]

Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar (Author)

Book Description

Imagine a man volunteering to trade in his game nights for heart burn and back ache. Good thing there are women around to ensure the survival of the species. This hilarious look at the journey from high heels to high blood pressure, as a jet setter turns into a bed wetter, is what your doctor won't tell you and your own mother may have forgotten in the years since she was blessed by your arrival.

At our first meeting my future father-in-law waited until we sat down in the Thai restaurant, the oblong menus placed in our hands and the waiter was a distance away, tending to other diners, before turning towards me, his eyes glowing. This was the first time we were all seeing each other after his son had proposed to me. "When will I get to hold my first grandchild?"

For my father-in-law and everyone else, I have a question of my own: When will any of you be satisfied?

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Product Details

• File Size: 292 KB
• Print Length: 114 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Smashwords (November 17, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0069D1XPS
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #500,948 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining! December 6, 2011

By Alejandra

Format:Kindle Edition

It's a funny and entertaining journal that takes you inside the upcoming changes of a working women who is about to embark in one of the most important journeys of her life: becoming a mum!
Right now I'm in my first pregnancy (4 months so far...!) and living in Qatar as well as the author of the book so I did identify myself in some scenarios, I would highly recommend it to all the mothers to be and those already with kids, you'll enjoy and laugh reading Mohana's adventures!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative and Clever March 27, 2012

By Cait Lavender

Format:Kindle Edition

If you're married, recently engaged or even in a long-term relationship the odds are good that someone has asked you the question; "When are you going to have a baby?" The response that always bounced around safely contained in my head was, "When I'm damn good and ready!" It seems so odd that it's okay for people to ask that, as if they're not really asking if you're having unprotected sex often enough to get knocked up.
Mohana Rajakumar has taken blog entries about her path to pregnancy, sewn them together and submitted them as Mommy But Still Me. As a mother myself, I laughed and commiserated with her funny tales of her experiences all throughout her journey, from stubbornly single to eager mother. Anyone who has had a baby can completely relate to the shrinking clothes, the raging hormones and the inconvenient "Mommy Brain" that can attack at whim.
I really enjoyed this book. Mohana's voice is witty and sarcastic, poking fun at all the cultural idiosyncrasies we're all so fond of. If you've had children, you'll love this book and laugh, thanking the stars that you've conquered that particular aspect of life. If you haven't had children, read it too, because it's a humorous glimpse at what you'll be getting yourself into when you do decide to bite that bullet. It's realistic and touching and I highly recommend this cheap read!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable, honest, very real and funny! December 22, 2011

By Rachel Thompson

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

As a mom, I can relate to so much of what Moha writes about in this book. I found myself nodding at many of the essays, particularly the beginning when she was newly married and happy to be enjoying marriage. The pressure to produce a child within seconds of exchanging vows is ridiculous here in the States -- I can't imagine what it's like in more traditional cultures...now I know! Moha shares so many of the ups and downs of pregnancy and motherhood -- it's a refreshing read that's extremely well-written and and extraordinarily real. I recommend this book to anyone contemplating motherhood and even for expectant fathers -- it's a wonderful glimpse into the real world of what we women go through.

Rachel Thompson, bestselling Amazon author, A Walk in the Snark and The Mancode: Exposed

More About the Author

Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar is a writer who has lived in Qatar since 2005. She has a PhD from the University of Florida with a focus on gender and postcolonial theory. Her dissertation project was published as Haram in the Harem (Peter Lang, 2009) a literary analysis of the works of three Muslim women authors in India, Algeria, and Pakistan. She is the creator and co-editor of five books in the Qatar Narratives series, as well as the Qatari Voices anthology which features essays by Qataris on modern life in Doha (Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, 2010). Her research has been published in numerous journals and anthologies.

She was the Associate Editor of Vox, a fashion and lifestyle magazine based in Doha and a winner of the She Writes We Love New Novelists competition. She has been a regular contributor for Variety Arabia, AudioFile Magazine, Explore Qatar, Woman Today, The Woman, Writers and Artists Yearbook, QatarClick, Expat Arrivals, Speak Without Interruption and Qatar Explorer. She hosted two seasons of the Cover to Cover book show on Qatar Foundation Radio.

Currently Mohana is working on a collection of essays related to her experiences as a female South Asian American living in the Arabian Gulf and a novel based in Qatar. She believes words can help us understand ourselves and others. Catch up on her latest via her blog or follow her on Twitter @moha_doha.