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The Tao of Poop: Keeping Your Sanity (and Your Soul) While Raising a Baby (Hardcover)

~ Vivian E. Glyck (Author)
Key Phrases: stroller strides, mommy wars, expectations are the enemy, Thought Experiment
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In this light treatise on parenthood, entrepreneur and marketing consultant Glyck warns new and expecting mothers "there's no escaping the poop," which is good, because "the hard parts of motherhood actually offer...the most potential for growth." Glyck takes pains to avoid the glorious myths about the beauty of birthing and childrearing, instead offering readers 10 topical chapters about lowering your expectations, rolling with the infant's punches, the importance of maintaining perspective (and outlets for frustration) and surviving "mommy wars." Interspersed are inspirational quotes, "Sanity Savers" sidebars and "Thought Experiment(s)." Though Glyck can tend toward the meliorist ("I often wonder why we just can't support one another," she muses about other mothers), her naïveté is tempered by her curious choice of epigraph: Sylvia Plath, before she put her head in an oven.
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"This book will provide a belly laugh for some new mothers in desperate need of comic relief, or any kind of relief, from the twenty-four-hour shift that goes with parenting a very young child."— Publishers Weekly
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Trumpeter (March 14, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1590302877
  • ISBN-13: 978-1590302873
  • Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #942,344 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, May 25, 2007
I Love this book, it is funny and insightful. It will give you a new outlook on your daily "mommy" activities. It is easy to read and offers a realistic view rather than "super mom" partenting.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An honest, humorous account of parenting little ones, August 12, 2006
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Thank you Vivian for sharing your thoughts and experiences. This is a wonderful, quick read for mothers everywhere. The pages ooze with the honesty mothers need to hear in order to validate personal, at times confusing, feelings regarding a role that our society tends to romanticize.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Motherhood can sometimes suck--and that's okay!, June 15, 2006
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If you've ever felt the pressure to be a perfect new mom (such as acting as if you're loving every moment of the experience) but are falling extremely short of your goal, Mommy Guru Glyck will let you know it's okay. You can say to yourself that motherhood sucks, it's hard, completely exhausting, and you might even wonder if it was the right choice for you! All normal and natural feelings that we shouldn't try to deny if we experience them. Glyck shows that allowing yourself to laugh at the early mommy insanity is the healthiest attitude any new mom can have. In her tales of her own less-than-perfect beginnings as a mom. . Glyck inspires and teaches neophyte moms to navigate those first few exhausting months of motherhood with humor, acceptance, and commitment to the bigger picture of raising a child. I absolutely adored this book and think it should be in the hands of every new mom who is honest with herself.
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