I love Kristen Howerton and follow her on social media. I was super excited to get this book (same title as her blog) and was not disappointed! It was inspiring and entertaining and I recommend it to other Rage Against the Minivan followers.

I thoroughly enjoyed this! As someone who also recently went through a divorce and wondered how to reconcile my new marital status with my faith and faith community, I appreciated Howerton's insights and candor. She is honest but gracious, not to mention laugh-out-loud funny. Highly recommended.

A well-written, amusing book with plenty of parenting stories and ideas. Highly relatable stories of her own experiences used to illustrate examples of good-enough parenting. The author also has a wonderful, "talking with your friend" skilled yet casual style.

I've followed the author's blog for a long time, so I wasn't sure if I'd gain anything new by reading her book. I did. I wouldn't necessarily call it a parenting book, more of a memoir, but it inspired me to focus on quality time, not quantity, and also ways to stay close and connected as my son enters the tween years.

This was a quick read and the author has an enjoyable style - a nicemix of humor but also a way of addressing serious challenges in a way that doesn't diminish them. I particularly appreciated how candid she was about her struggle with infertility. One scene really resonated - where she describes the frustration of being left behind the life stage of their friend group, but how much she longed for a night out with them where they could all agree to talk about things other than children & parenthood. Some of the best writing I've seen about this difficult social/emotional dynamic. Toward the end the writing flagged, and felt like a series of blog posts. One on racism, one on divorce, a bullet point list of things she's said no to as a mom. Her distinctive voice disappeared here, and the writing felt like it could have come from any number of Christian mom bloggers. And I was disappointed by how quickly a couple of difficult problems I was really interested in her exploring just sort of resolved without the deep consideration I hoped for. They went from difficult to better almost instantly. She was lonely and needed friends - so she just got some and everything was better. Her adopted son had attachment issues - she just doubled down on loving him and eventually it all worked out. I'd hoped for more sharing about how she navigated these challenges. Overall a good read. Thanks to Netgalley for the chance to review this book!

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

I started following Kristen's blog several years ago and this book was a wonderful reminder of why. I flew through this easy read and loved getting what felt like a "behind-the-scenes" look at her cast of characters I met through her writing. I love her parenting philosophies and what she learned through miscarriages and adoption struggles. She's incredibly relatable and I hope one day to have the relationship with my young children that she has with her school-aged ones.

It was pretty funny and I found myself relating to Kristen while reading it. Although it feels like I have read very similar parenting books in the past and I am not sure I would be able to distinguish it from others say a month from now.

A terrific read so well written hilariously funny smart great characters enjoyed every page. Highky recommend.#netgalley #rageagaibsttheminivan

Fun parenting book...Not really, just funny...this book will not disappoint. A lot of wisdom, but just real real stuff.
Great book.
Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free, it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.