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Summary: The insanity that comes with parenting is perfectly normal
Review: "No matter how Satan-like my kids have been all day, or how many cheerios they have smashed into the couch, I instantly melt when I see them in their one-piece feety pajamas."Humorist Amy Krouse Rosenthal's hilarious, nail-on-the-head writing has struck again. Drawn from her illuminating first years as a mother of three, The Same Phrase Describes My Marriage and My Breasts spotlights the lighter side of parenting with sharp wit reminiscent of the late Erma Bomback. This is an endearing book for any parent who has realized that stain-free baby clothes and perfectly behaved children exist only on commercials for Downy and Kodak. At times hysterical, but always touching, this delightful collection reminds us that parenting is just like The Brady Bunch if you eliminate the neatly wrapped solutions and toss in complete unpredictability and random vomiting.
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Summary: I Wish I Was in Amy's Play Group
Review: Amy's observations of her young children and life as a parent are so simple and pure -- sophisticated and childlike at the same time. Her voice inspires vigilance in recording my own kids' experiences and parenting foibles. Yet, her natural wit makes for such enjoyable reading that I don't feel guilty that I've been such a failure in my notetaking. I can't wait for her kids to get to the ages of my own two boys (8 & 9) so I can read her take on: finding baseball mitts in the fridge; listening to a child who is snuggling in your lap tell you how they are now big enough to stay home alone; hearing your nine year old's reaction to a book that has the word breasts in its title, "Breasts (tee-hee)...it must be rated PG-13 for sexual innuendo."
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Summary: Half journal, half book--a "jook" perhaps?
Review: EXCERPT: "Kids get stickers for everything--at the pediatrician, at ballet class, you name it. Why not us grown-ups? 'You sat so nicely through that long and pointless meeting, Jim, I'd like you to come over here and pick out a sticker.' Or after sex. 'Wow, honey, that was amazing. Here's a Little Mermaid Sticker.'" As a parent, I found that writing stuff down has helped keep me sane. It's been said that tragedy + time = comedy. Or in this case, not tragedy, but more "chronic annoyance." So all the aggravating moments--like when the boys mooned our dinner guests--I got over it by writing it down. This is really half journal, half book-a "jook" perhaps? A lot of this book was of course written by my kids who seem to say funny stuff on a daily basis. Like, "Mom, why didn't the pigeon look both ways before crossing the street?" They wrote a lot of the material, and I basically stole it. This is not a "how to" book. You will not learn how to get your baby to sleep through the night by reading my book. I am neither an expert, nor a role model. I'm just a mom, sending up a few notes from the trenches. The only Ph.D. I have in parenting is the one in all lower case letters... phd, for "putting in hours daily." The feedback I get from parents is this: "You've totally captured parenthood, this book is real, and it made me feel so much better about being an imperfect mother!" So maybe putting my raw truths out there, my lame mistakes, can make the next parent feel better-they can think, "Well, at least I've got it a bit more figured out than her!" Also, my book is very short, intentionally so. A lot of people say, "Yours is the first book I've read cover to cover since giving birth!" They feel like they really accomplished something! I say, you can get to "War and Peace" in 20 years when the kids move out. Lastly, I want to say that if you end up getting my book, you will have the deep satisfaction of knowing that you are helping to put my kids through school...or at least buy them Pokemon cards. Thank you, Amy
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Summary: Not just for moms...
Review: I bought this book for my wife for Christmas. By the time I wrapped it, I had read the whole thing. I'd pick it up, read a little, laugh a lot, put it down and do other things. I kept coming back to it and eventually I found I had finished it. Rosenthal's notes are dead on and she writes with a style that makes the most mundane things humorous. Sort of a Seinfeld for parents, except as parents you'll really understand what she's talking about. You may even get a little absolution from the book - for example, in a list of confessions she admits she has let sucking the toothpaste off a toothbrush pass as "brushing". Having kids myself, I can completely understand and picture that situation... Great stuff...it was a perfect stocking stuffer. Guys, this would be a great book to surprise your wife with for no reason.
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Summary: Not just for moms...
Review: I bought this book for my wife for Christmas. By the time I wrapped it, I had read the whole thing. I'd pick it up, read a little, laugh a lot, put it down and do other things. I kept coming back to it and eventually I found I had finished it. Rosenthal's notes are dead on and she writes with a style that makes the most mundane things humorous. Sort of a Seinfeld for parents, except as parents you'll really understand what she's talking about. You may even get a little absolution from the book - for example, in a list of confessions she admits she has let sucking the toothpaste off a toothbrush pass as "brushing". Having kids myself, I can completely understand and picture that situation... Great stuff...it was a perfect stocking stuffer. Guys, this would be a great book to surprise your wife with for no reason.
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Summary: Amy is f-u-n-n-y!
Review: It is so refreshing to read a book that is honest! I was so amused by the 'grandparents having an I.V. of gummi worms...' Well done Amy! Now that I know many of my actions are 'normal', at least by Amy's accounts, I feel much better. It was quick reading...I had it done in about 2.5 hours. Thank you Amy!
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Summary: Amy is f-u-n-n-y!
Review: It is so refreshing to read a book that is honest! I was so amused by the 'grandparents having an I.V. of gummi worms...' Well done Amy! Now that I know many of my actions are 'normal', at least by Amy's accounts, I feel much better. It was quick reading...I had it done in about 2.5 hours. Thank you Amy!
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Summary: Thanks for the Memories!
Review: My daughter and I have at least 10 years on Amy and her kids, but after reading her latest book I was reminded how things remain the same, with a few twists ... - The devil I see is not a coffee table with sharp corners, but a 16 year old boy arriving to pick up my daughter with a newly minted drivers license in his hand. - Nap time problems still exist, but I'm the one napping so I can stay awake until one second before curfew when she flies in the door. - Although I no longer hunt down the perfect Halloween costume, I have been known to hunt down a certain sweater, vest, skirt, etc.; take out a major loan to pay for it only to have her say "I changed my mind, I don't like it anymore"! Can't wait for Amy's next book - it's nice to know I'm not alone out here!
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Summary: Mommy Humor at its finest!
Review: Need a good belly laugh? Amy delivers the goods! Hilarious quips all parents can relate to and tender thoughts we share. A great gift for a new mom or a constant Mom!
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Summary: This is funny stuff!
Review: This big little book (about 6 inches x 6 inches, 134 pages complete with bizarre index!) of hilarious anecdotes and eclectic observations -- especially of being a parent -- would be a perfect gift for anybody with kids. But you don't have to have kids to appreciate them. Some of these "short nuggets" are laugh-out-loud funny, many are touching, and others are just gems -- "... with three small children, keeping the house tidy is akin to blow-drying the sand between waves." Her section "The Young and the Clueless" -- about those things that were mysteries when we were kids -- is my favorite. These could fill a book themselves. (Please take note, Amy!)
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