Motherhood smotherhood : fighting back against the lactivists, mompetitions, germophobes, and so-called experts who are driving us crazy
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Published
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2014].
ISBN
9781629146584, 1629146587
Status
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult
306.8743 KEI
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306.8743 KEI
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Anecdotes.
Biographies.
Child care -- Anecdotes.
Child care -- Humor.
Childbirth -- Anecdotes.
Childbirth -- Humor.
Humor.
Motherhood -- Anecdotes.
Motherhood -- Humor.
Mothers -- United States -- Biography.
Parent and child -- Anecdotes.
Parent and child -- Humor.
Parenthood -- Anecdotes.
Parenthood -- Humor.
Parenting -- Anecdotes.
Parenting -- Humor.
Biographies.
Child care -- Anecdotes.
Child care -- Humor.
Childbirth -- Anecdotes.
Childbirth -- Humor.
Humor.
Motherhood -- Anecdotes.
Motherhood -- Humor.
Mothers -- United States -- Biography.
Parent and child -- Anecdotes.
Parent and child -- Humor.
Parenthood -- Anecdotes.
Parenthood -- Humor.
Parenting -- Anecdotes.
Parenting -- Humor.
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Published
New York, NY : Skyhorse Publishing, [2014].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiv, 152 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781629146584, 1629146587
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
"What's the first thing a woman does when she thinks she might be pregnant? She Googles. And it goes downhill from there. While the internet is full of calming and cheerily supportive articles, it's also littered with hyper-judgmental message boards and heaps of contradictory and scolding information. Motherhood Smotherhood takes parents through the trenches of new parenting, warning readers of the pleasures and perils of mommy blogs, new parent groups, self-described 'lactivists, ' sleep fascists, incessant trend pieces on working versus non-working mothers, and the place where free time and self-esteem goes to die: Pinterest (back away from the hand-made flower headbands for baby!). JJ Keith interweaves discussions of what 'it takes a village' really means (hint: a lot of unwanted advice from elderly strangers who may have grown up in actual villages) and a take-down of the rising 'make your own baby food' movement (just mush a banana with a fork!) with laugh-out-loud observations about the many mistakes she made as a frantic new mother with too much access to high speed internet and a lot of questions. Keith cuts to the truth--whether it's about 'perfect' births, parenting gurus, the growing tide of vaccine rejecters, the joy of blanketing Facebook with baby pics, or germophobia--to move conversations about parenting away from experts espousing blanket truths to amateurs relishing in what a big, messy pile of delight and trauma having a baby is."--from publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Keith, J. J. (2014). Motherhood smotherhood: fighting back against the lactivists, mompetitions, germophobes, and so-called experts who are driving us crazy . Skyhorse Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Keith, J. J., 1980-. 2014. Motherhood Smotherhood: Fighting Back against the Lactivists, Mompetitions, Germophobes, and So-called Experts Who Are Driving Us Crazy. Skyhorse Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Keith, J. J., 1980-. Motherhood Smotherhood: Fighting Back against the Lactivists, Mompetitions, Germophobes, and So-called Experts Who Are Driving Us Crazy Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Keith, J. J. Motherhood Smotherhood: Fighting Back against the Lactivists, Mompetitions, Germophobes, and So-called Experts Who Are Driving Us Crazy Skyhorse Publishing, 2014.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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