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My Working Mom

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This book is soooo bad I burst out laughing. I am married to a working mom, and even I could tell that it is insulting to working moms everywhere! Working moms have enough guilt without this book to pile salt in the wound. Portraying the working mom as a witch sets the book off to a bad start. And to imply that she is rarely around, always late for kids' events, and ferocious after a bad day (as if stay-at-home moms don't get mad!) is no help. Would the author have written this about a working dad? I doubt it. This book sets us back decades in our fight for social justice.

In "My Working Daddy," Daddy Troll comes home from a hard day of trolling right in time to kiss baby troll goodnight (but no story, daddy troll is tired) and goes to watch some baseball. Meanwhile, Mommy Troll (working or otherwise) packs lunches, does laundry, washes dishes and sweeps the floors. He might be cranky, he might be absent, but Daddy Troll works and he wouldn't be the same any other way.

Is anyone else here because they wanted to find out if this book was real? Page 255 of Tina Fey's Bossypants, describes this book and says, "I didn't love it. I'm sure the TWO MEN who wrote this book had the absolute best intentions....the topic of working moms is a tap-dance recital in a minefield."
Exactly, Tina. Exactly.

After a hard day at work, fixing dinner for my family, getting everyone bathed, and doing homework I found it par for the course to sit down to a book about a working mom who is a witch. She is not even very successful as a working mom witch!!! When will society start being kind to the working mother? I found this a distressing comentary on how society sees women in the workplace. I do not think it is appropriate for children.

What an incredibly horrible message for children! My mother worked and was wonderful and she will always be my role model because of that. Shame on the author for putting additional pressure on working mothers. How on earth would this man understand the experience of a working mother? Also, he obviously never took into account that SOME WOMEN DO NOT HAVE A CHOICE AND NEED TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. Not everyone can be, or wants to be, a stay at home mom. Where the hell is the "My Work-a-holic Daddy" book? This is a ridiculous piece of nonsense and I know because I wasted 3 minutes of my life reading it. The author should be ashamed of himself.

For a mom who HAS to work. Who has no choice but to work, this book is an insult. Let me insert here that it was written by a MAN! The book begins "It's not easy having a working mom. Especially when she enjoys her work." And it's all downhill from there. The mother is a WITCH! I called and read it to family and friends who were all in shock that such a book existed. Some even thought it was a joke. No, this is not a joke. It's a horrible excuse for a book and a terrible example of a working mom. I am sure that there are some mom's out there who are a living example of the witch in the book but a terrible example of what most working moms strive to be; good at there jobs and an even better mom. I paid 75 cents for the book. What a waste!

I love to use this book to teach young grades the role of illustrations. I read it to them out of a folder first so they cannot see any of the illustrations. Then we discuss what job the mom has. None of them guess she is a witch. We re-read the book this time with the illustrations and it is very fun. A Great teaching tool.

I'm not sure why there are so many negative comments about this book. I remember reading it with my mom when I was little and we both enjoyed it together. I no longer have the book but what I remember is a charming tale about a family that is different and a mom that tries really hard but can't always make it to events, even though she really wants to (same with my mother). I am now fully grown and still remember the book fondly. Take it's contents with a grain of salt and just have fun reading it with your child. You don't have to be at all of their plays or soccer games; my mom couldn't make all of them. But the time she spent reading with me at night more than made up for that.

A fun and silly book that we have enjoyed very much. My daughter and I find the story very funny and the drawings are wonderful! I especially appreciate how it helps make this working Mom look good!

Although this book is recommended for children ages 4-8, I read it to my one-year-old. He loves the pictures and I hope it will help him understand working moms. My only problem with the book is that "My Working Mom" bakes terrific cakes and this working mom doesn't have time to bake terrific cakes!