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Hello, My Name Is Mommy: The Dysfunctional Girl's Guide to Having, Loving (and Hopefully Not Screwing Up) a Baby
Hello, My Name Is Mommy: The Dysfunctional Girl's Guide to Having, Loving (and Hopefully Not Screwing Up) a Baby
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Author: Sheri Lynch
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Category: Book

List Price: $13.95
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(30 reviews)
Sales Rank: 135885

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6

ISBN: 0312318324
Dewey Decimal Number: 618.24
EAN: 9780312318321
ASIN: 0312318324

Publication Date: April 7, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Hilarious and true and inspirational, Hello, My Name is Mommy is for every pregnant woman and new mother who ever felt helpless and out of control instead of confident and aglow.

Sure, women know pregnancy is no bed of roses, but Lynch taps into her own dysfunctional childhood and fears about becoming a mom to label a much profounder worry many moms-to-be have: that their own pasts were so screwed up that they're doomed to repeat the cycle. Dr. Spock may tell moms to trust their instincts, but Lynch's Misfit Mommies want to do every last thing but that. They feel like frauds and imposters, and Lynch's real-girl's voice will be instantly recognizable to them. Lynch will walk and talk new moms through it all: from lamenting the hot dogs and second-hand smoke they were raised on (and, of course, "you turned out just fine") to the realization that kids are kind of germy and gross (but feeling that way doesn't make one a bad mother) to keeping it together at work with Cheerios in the old nursing bra.



Customer Reviews:   Read 25 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down...   August 5, 2008
I cannot even begin to explain what a welcome the humor in this book was to me as I am hitting the Third Trimester in my pregnancy. AND I actually learned some things, took some notes and pointers, and honestly could relate to I'd say 99% of this book. To know that a real person has gone through these same things I'm going through really is a blessing, and certainly made me feel more at ease with the progression of my own pregnancy. There were some points so funny I'd be cracking up and my partner would actually stop to ask me what the heck I was laughing at. A note: he probably won't get it, so try to sum it up if he asks. Hehe! But I would definitely recommend if you're looking for a real-person humorous account of pregnancy, along with some useful info. Pick it up today!!!


2 out of 5 stars It doesn't put the fun in dysfunction.   June 21, 2008
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

The autobiographical nature of the book made it a more singular experience rather than a universal one. The author's dysfunctional childhood seems like TMI.


5 out of 5 stars Straight forward and real...   February 14, 2008
I love this book. I come from a much less-than-perfect family background, and there were so many points in the book where I laughed out loud. The author shows us, in a style of writing that is both witty and sincere, that her rough upbringing made her a tough woman and wonderful mother. I feel like I'm listening to my funniest girlfriend talk when I read this book. Even a pregnant woman who was raised in an all American apple pie home will relate to the stories on weight gain, morning sickness and the birthing process. The writing is really great, and not as vulgar as some of the other comical pregnancy books out there.


2 out of 5 stars Hello, my name is Braggart....   February 20, 2007
  1 out of 4 found this review helpful

Sheri Lynch's book is more a display of her achievements with a baby in tow rather than a humorous look at motherhood. I kept waiting for the funny, humorous one liners or stories to make me giggle, but instead found myself bored by Lynch's "look at me and what I have achieved" dribble.


2 out of 5 stars Too dysfunctional   January 18, 2007
  1 out of 5 found this review helpful

We're all a little dysfunctional and hope to not screw it up, but this book put so much emphasis on Mom's dysfunctionality that it became not relevant to us "normally screwed up" Moms. I was hoping for humor and good tips, this was not the book.


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