I needed this. I have spend the last 22 years feeling unending guilt because I read all the old school research on attachment theory and I ended up with a child "with attachment" issues.
Even when a psychologist explained that attachment involves both parties I still beat myself up for mothering wrong, because of course I needed to be perfect.
Then after I had my twins I tried and tried to be perfect but with two infants you spend years in survival mode.
Anyway, motherhood is a lot more fun with friends and when you don't take it all so seriously.
This book made me cry and feel all the feels and I highly recommend it to all mothers.

This was superb and much needed. The balance of non fiction to memoir was perfect. For those not interested in research, it may be less engaging at times for them but it was perfect for me. I am glad so she dug into the good mother myth.

This was a fantastic and intelligent mix of memoir and cultural critique of the burdens faced and placed on mothers to be more than 'good enough.' The author shares about her postpartum struggles while trying to balance working on her PhD with motherhood and always feeling like she was never good enough. Highly relatable and filled with research based facts to balance out her personal observations. This was insightful and interesting and will speak to all those trying to balance child care with paid employment. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!