The Second Nine Months

"I want to walk out of Target and leave Blair there, wailing.... Nice people work at Target. Surely someone would take her home and care for her and buy her pretty things." So begins Vicki Glembockis brutally honest yet hilarious memoir of her agonizing transition into motherhood. Why agonizing? Because no one told her how tough it would be. Finally, Glembocki lays out the truth about those first months with baby: the certainty that youre doing everything wrong; the desire to kill your husband, your mother, your dog; the struggle to balance who you were with whom youve become - a mother. Unlike any other book on motherhood, Glembocki breaks the New Mother Code of Silence, proving that maternal bliss is not innate, but learned. Funny and wise, she connects with new moms on a shockingly intimate level, letting them know that they are not alone.

Year

2008

Language

English

Publisher

Da Capo Lifelong Books

Editions

5

Pages

264

ISBN

9780738211015

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