True Mom Confessions: Real Moms Get Real (Paperback)

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Product Description

Mothers' hilarious, outrageous, heartfelt admissions

"Sometimes I lock myself in the bathroom."

"I put an educational DVD on so I could have sex. It wasn't with my husband."

Romi Lassally provides a judgment-free zone where women can reveal their mommy misdemeanors. From not feeling like cleaning up vomit in the middle of the night, to barking something completely inappropriate to the children, to wanting to be pawed by hands that aren't covered in jelly, the confessions pour in daily.

Heartfelt and hilarious, naughty and nasty, frank and outrageous, the confessions culled together for this book represent the best-or the worst?-of those humbling hidden secrets of motherhood in all its glorious messiness as improvisation and triage. They dare to suggest that it's okay for moms to make mistakes, to have unkind thoughts, to publicly or privately embarrass themselves-and above all to be human.

About the Author

Romi Lassally is the co-creator of the popular website and the founding editor of the Lifestyles section of The Huffington Post.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (April 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425226042
• ISBN-13: 978-0425226049
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #55,239 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Short and eye opening, April 20, 2009

By	Veriance (Michigan) - See all my reviews

I enjoyed this book, as the mother of a toddler and a tween I could identify with many of the confessions in the book. Either "wow, I've felt exactly that" or "no way would I do that, could I do that"

It was a fine book, but I am giving it only three stars because about 100 of the 200+ pages are 1 liners taken from the website. I read the whole thing cover to cover in about an hour. While the book is listed at 288 pages, it's more like 90 pages if you take out all the snippets from her website.

If I'd bought the book I'd be giving it two stars. Thankfully it was a gift.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mothers who confess anything and everything, June 10, 2009

By	Sacramento Book Review "SacramentoBookReview.com" (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

True Mom Confessions is a compilation of anonymous posts by mothers who confess anything and everything from raising their children to being a wife. And most of them are shocking, embarrassing, upsetting, and downright hilarious. Some of the admissions can make readers feel comforted, knowing they're not alone when it comes to using poor judgment or having a weak moment if it means keeping their sanity. For others, it's entertainment and can make other moms feel as if they haven't done such a horrible job after all. True Mom Confessions represents the best and worst moments of motherhood. While these secrets are now out, the identity of the mothers are not, which makes all these confessions even more real and true to life, holding nothing back.

This book is highly recommended to all mothers or anyone looking to uncover the deepest and darkest secrets of motherhood, while being entertained. This book includes easy-to-read confessions on each page, along with confessional moments in short-story form scattered throughout. Prepare to read this book in one sitting!

Reviewed by Rose Cooper

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So-So, August 12, 2009

By	Denise10s (Reston, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This is a cute gift-book maybe for a mom or mom-to-be, but not really a "good read" so to speak. There is a lot of wasted space. At least 50% of the pages have only one or two sentences on them. There was a lot that I could not relate to since it had to do with hubbies, breastfeeding and what your body looks like after giving birth and I'm single and adopting.