I Was A Really Good Mom Before I had Kids Book Review

The other short book that I read in the library forced me to get this book by the same authors off the shelf to take home with me and then I moved it ahead of the other book that I was reading (that is due before).  To be fair, I have also been reading the other book but just not as quickly. 

Pick up I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids: Reinventing Modern Motherhood by Amy Nobile and Trisha Ashworth.  Who doesn't want to read a book with a cupcake on the cover???

Obviously a humorous look at the life of a mother (both stay at home and working moms) but it hits home.  The conversational style of the writer makes it seem like you are sitting down over a cup of coffee (or tea in my case).  It is almost like a motivational book that you should have on hand if you are having a bad day but those are the days that you don't have time to pick up a book :)

It is a really quick read with chapters starting with check lists and ending with top ten list.  The lists really make you laugh when you know that some apply to you!!  Check out one of them with my comments added below:

You secretly wish you had your own apartment.

• How many of us said we were going to move to my friend's mom's condo after a girl lunch there without kids?? All the mom's at the lunch :) (Sorry Amy to steal your idea but it was a good one!)

If you have to play go fish one more time, you will definitely poke your eyeballs out.

• It isn't go fish for us but playing with cars on the floor or some of my son's other favorite past times.

You lie to your friends about how much babysitting help you have.

• Nope- I wish I had something to lie about but I don't.

Next time your husband goes to Home Depot to "help" you, you think that he should just stay there.

• Luckily, mine usually takes the son with him so I get a "break" :)

You feel guilty that you like going to work so much.

• My husband used to call it my break when I worked since I actually took care of my son full time and worked full time...when I only had to work, it was a little bit of a break.

You worry about whether your son's lunch box is the "right" one.

• I don't yet have that worry but I hope that I actually picked out things that he will eat!!

You dread the question "What do you do all day?"

• I will tell you as a stay at home mom, the day goes faster then when I was working but I can't tell you that I accomplish anything other than entertaining my son.

You consider your trip to the dentist your special "alone time."

• YUP!!  Sure do!  Alone is alone- with or without the root canal!

You plan to get control over your life... next week.

• It is on the to do list but I don't think that I would get to next week.

Reading before bed feels like a luxury.

• Having enough energy to read before bed and not worrying about waking up my son with the light are both challenges for me to get my bedtime reading in but I do try.

You find that slowly browsing the aisles at Target, by yourself, is better than therapy.

• Always have and always will!!!  I can spend hours in Target but I don't get there much anymore without the little one in tow.

The book is a funny story about what motherhood means to the two authors and tackling the mom guilt that is felt by many.  Am I doing a good enough job?  Am I working too much?  Did I pick the right class or school for my child? The book doesn't provide any solutions but just to stop worrying and enjoy the time you have- whether an hour or all day.  There will only be so long that your child wants to hold your hand when crossing the street without a fight.  If you want a book to make you feel a little better about your journey, pick this up at your local library or bookstore.  Hope you enjoy the book and let me know what you think!