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I Wish Someone Had Told Me: Comfort, Support, and Advice for New Moms from More Than 60 Real-Life Mothers

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As a twenty-something considering motherhood, I thought this book would encourage and support. Instead it made me terrified to ever have a child! The testimonials from real life moms were terrible! They all sounded selfish and spoiled by complaining that a baby took up too much of their time. Every person has negative stories to share about an experience, but this author did not seem to dig too hard to show positives, too.

Each chapter in this book begins with an "Ideal" and a corresponding "Fact." They then go on to shed stark reality on the Ideal, dealing with issues like colick, marital problems, the contridictory social messages about career vs family, the threat of poor daycare, etc. They have worst-case scenario stories from women who have experienced the "fact" part of the equation. The result is a very negative portrail of pregnancy and parenting. I bought this at a used bookstore for a shower. After reading it, I didn't want to give it to a first-time mother. Possibly good for discouraging young girls from pregnancy, though.