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Dirty Little Secrets from Otherwise Perfect Moms
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Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8743
EAN: 9780811863902
ISBN: 0811863905
Label: Chronicle Books
Manufacturer: Chronicle Books
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 112
Publication Date: 2008-04-02
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Studio: Chronicle Books
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Editorial Reviews:
Trisha Ashworth and Amy Nobile conducted interviews with hundreds of mothers while researching their best-selling book I Was a Really Good Mom Before I Had Kids. It didn't take long before these moms began to reveal their Dirty Little Secrets—surprising, thought-provoking, guilty confessions they hadn't told anyone else. Cringe-worthy moments ("I bit my daughter's finger trying to steal a bite of her cookie.") meet real insights ("I love my kids but I didn't always. It took time to fall in love with them."). These are the private thoughts that every mom has—and every mom can relate to.
Spotlight customer reviews:
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Summary: Disappointing book: says pinching/marking kids is OK
Comment: This book was cute/funny....until I got to page 102. It says, "I've never admitted this to anyone else but I have pinched my daughter's arms so hard I leave a mark." From the tense, it appears the author has one this more than once! Pinching/hitting/kicking children is not OK and it officially constitutes child abuse when it leaves a mark. Hurting kids out of frustration or to control them is not okay. It's a shame that the message to parents is "we usually don't talk about it, but let's admit it, we all do it." When a parent/caregiver is so moved to physically hurt a child, one would hope that they would realize they need some help to deal with their own feelings and perhaps get some parenting skills. This book is exactly what struggling parents do NOT need to read. Let's think about alternatives to frustration...a time out for mom or dad to cool down, a walk, picking up the phone, or using their own words to calmly express what they want (ie not like Alec Baldwin!)

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Summary: Good stuff!
Comment: Wife and I got this as a gift for a friend / expecting mother, but admittedly as new parents ourselves, we flipped through it first too. Some of the quips were almost sad and scary, but overall, we laughed our heads off. This was confirmed by the mom-to-be we gave it to. This will go on our list of gifts for expecting-and-new moms. It's good as a source of "relaxation" for anyone unsure of what they've just gotten themselves into and some of the feelings they might be having. Moreso, it's just downright funny.
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Summary: Not what I expected...
Comment: I suppose I should have looked at this book in a store before buying it. I didn't realize it was more of a "gift" book; something you can read in about 10 minutes. While it's fun to read other mothers' "secrets," there really wasn't anything particularly juicy. Not worth the $. Pick it up at a bookstore and flip through it, instead.
Customer Rating: Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5Average rating of 2/5
Summary: 10 Minute Read.........
Comment: Don't waste your money on buying this book! Every page is a one line sentence. I recommend checking it out through your local library. I was very disappointment! The first book they wrote was a five star!!
Customer Rating: Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5Average rating of 3/5
Summary: not really worth it
Comment: This book essentially has one line (secret) per page. I suppose you can call that concise but it also seemed empty. I read through it in under 10 minutes. Kind of disappointing.
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