Exploiting My Baby: A Memoir of Pregnancy & Childbirth
- Author: Teresa Strasser
- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: NAL Trade; Original edition (January 4, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0451232070
- ISBN-13: 978-0451232076
EXPLOITING MY BABY, the honest, hysterical, and touching new mom-oir form television and radio personality Teresa Strasser just hit stores, and I want to make sure you and your audience are aware of this fresh look at motherhood.
LA Weekly recently raved about the book, writing that “Teresa Strasser cuts right through the mucus plug with Exploiting My Baby*: *Because It’s Exploiting Me. With such titles as ‘Sitting Stretch Mark Shiva’ and ‘I’ll Miss You, Toxins,’ Strasser’s funnier than your funniest friend and her neuroses are more acute than Joan Rivers’ Having a Baby Can Be a Scream. From the initial wondering, ‘Would both my ass and my mind wear mom jeans?’ to her post-birth home that ‘looks like Chuck E. Cheese after an earthquake,’ Strasser’s hilariously forthcoming about every step of the process. And as for exploiting her little bundle of joy, she states: ‘Kid, I just made you a spleen and some eyebrows. The least you can do is get Mommy a book deal’.” And check out Teresa’s fantastic interview about the book and motherhood with THE TALK (CBS-TV): http://www.cbs.com/daytime/the_talk/video/?pid=Z8geNK5gF9rDeBnzdZuigCVok1RPATWX&vs=Clips&play=true
Teresa Strasser, an award-winning journalist, thought to herself, “If Tori Spelling and Kate Gosselin can milk their children for all they’re worth, why can‘t I?” So she has given birth to EXPLOITING MY BABY, BECAUSE IT’S EXPLOITING ME: A Memoir of Pregnancy and Childbirth, the unflinchingly honest, always hysterical, and surprisingly heartwarming collection of essays about being a mom for the first time at 38. Strasser’s unique and candid take on motherhood is certain to open up a more honest dialogue between moms everywhere, and is a refreshing entry into the mom-oir world.
Experience Teresa in action, both on television and over the radio, on her website (http://www.teresastrasser.com/ ), and her blog, ExploitingMyBaby.com (http://teresastrasser.com/blog).
Whether discussing her significant “mommy” issues with her own mother and “stepmonster,” the physical toll that comes from carrying around a growing human being for nine months, or her nagging doubts about her ability to be a good mother, in EXPLOITING MY BABY Strasser provides an uninhibited and edgy look into the life of a new mother. With Strasser’s honesty about her flaws and fears along with a candid look at the highs (having doors opened and seats offered) and lows (leaking breasts and uncontrollable gas) of pregnancy, EXPLOITING MY BABY takes on many of the things that annoy real moms, including:
· Advertisements for pregnancy products featuring models with glowing skin and zero weight gain
· The formula versus breast milk debate
· A list of bad mothers (like Marilu Henner, whose own parenting book, “I Refuse to Raise a Brat,” features her two young sons on the cover)
MY THOUGHTS
I haven’t finished reading this yet, I’m only part way through. So far I’m enjoying it, and have found it to be pretty funny. I really enjoy the lists seen in chapters such as The First Trimester Box core and How Freaky And Paranoid Is Your Google History. This book s a light read, great for times when you want to relax and read without thinking too much.
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