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This caught my eye in the library a few weeks ago

I‘m not doubting this would be a good read BUT when your a busy working mummy with very little you time on your hands I like to read to escape 😂 and this didn‘t feel like escaping.

I may return to this another time but after a few chapters I just had no desire to pick it back up . Bail for now and returning to the library

Couldn't not post this.

Happy Mother's Day.

#nonfiction2019 #femaleauthor Celebrating my first Bingo in column I 🥳 This was an interesting exploration of shifts in parenting, and impacts on happiness. Yup, parenting is hard, damn hard! I laughed when the author wrote how children are now “economically useless, but emotionally priceless” to the family! LOL .... True d‘at!

And here are the book recs for the Inspiration Seeker. I've actually never read any of these...

I'm no @Chelsea.Poole who read this book during the first week of her child's life, but I did hit a major milestone this weekend with the college graduation of my firstborn. Go Blue! This book looks at the effects of children on their parents; turns out they may affect us more than we them! Biggest takeaway: we no longer have any concrete goals or guidelines for raising kids. Hoping for vague happiness/success only stresses them -- and us -- out.

Curled up, reading with my favorite little one week old 😍
I just finished this parenting book which spans through adolescence and I can't help but imagine this little guy in all the stages of his life.
I found this book to be more emotional than similar titles which I appreciate. In fact, the end almost had me in tears. What I learned from this one...being there is all that really matters to your children, and joy is in the everyday thick of it!

Currently listening on #hoopla
More parenting nonfiction...this one is about the way parents "these days" sacrifice their own lives in favor of raising children. But do we really need to? All these activities, games, and other involvement may not be worth the time strain put on families. The #audiobook is read by the author which I find enjoyable so far.

I wish this book had been around when I was raising my children. Through research and Individual case studies the author highlights the challenges of each age group. It's written in a manner that felt quite conversational and comforting. She wraps it up by outlining the joys and benefits of living with children. It's all in the long view, folks, and in those cherished moments that expand and melt your heart.

My dad was part of Vaillant's research group from college until his death, over 50 years. I love Vaillant's quote about the Grant Study men. It definitely rings true. The study has been extended to the children of these men and it's been fascinating to be part of such a long-running study.

This is so true. When it's all said and done, what I'm most proud of is the kindness, compassion, and efforts toward social justice that my children exhibit. It's really all I ever hoped for.

Read about this over the weekend on Litsy thanks to @saresmoore and @Suet624 ! Thanks to the extensive digital collection in my local library, I was able to get hold of a copy right away! Excited:)

From a consultant to Madison Avenue in the 1950's.... domestic scientists. Grrr...

A quote within the book, from Adam Phillips' essay collection, Going Sane: "One of the most difficult things about being a parent is that you have to bear the fact that you have to frustrate your child."

"That women bring home the bacon, fry it up, serve it for breakfast, and use its greasy remains to make candles for their children's science projects is hardly news. Yet how parenting responsibilities got sorted out under these conditions remains unresolved..."

@Suet624 That first sentence! There's a good argument for vegetarianism if I ever heard one! ?

I'm only on the introduction and I'm already starting to giggle. My children are grown but this is spot on. I am so relieved my children are grown. The pressure, the worry, and the failed marriages were getting to me. 😂😂

This book's title captures it perfectly.

Interesting, thoughtfully organized, and well-written. Because she touches on so many topics, the author isn‘t able to go into much depth on any of them, but she outlines the topics and references her sources well enough that it would be easy for the reader to seek out more information. I especially liked that she included (a relatively diverse group of) parents‘ lived experiences in their own words.

#riotgrams day 5: #bookishgoods. My aunt got me this lovely bracelet that says "Keep calm and read on." Perfect?❤️

#Recommendsday! Anyone who has kids needs to read this book. It's not a "how to"; it's a "why is this so hard" book. Psychology and real stories and absolutely true revelations on what parenting is in modern society.