With four kids, my husband and I are constantly looking for books to help raise our kids. This book was marvelous! It was spot on for the areas we need some direction to. Wonderfully done!

I still have little kids so I'm technically not this book's target audience, but I enjoyed it as a preview of what's to come. The author offered a great perspective on how it feels from going to being SO needed to needed much less for the practical things (meals, etc) and more for the life skills (how to make a dentist appointment or buy insurance on the marketplace). It was a good balance of advice and personal anecdotes and was a fast read.

I also appreciated that she only alluded to her kid's specific challenges and didn't air their dirty laundry publicly. She clearly has a lot of respect for her kids as their own people and tells her story/experience separately from theirs. In the age of the oversharing mommy blogger, that's refreshing.

With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC!

This book was more relatable than I thought it would be! It helped me plan for the future. It made me think of things that I never thought about. Easy read

I received a free DRC of this book through Netgalley. Despite the title, this book is really geared more towards mothers with talk of perimenopause and hormones. There are some chapters that a father could gain insights from, but they may feel a bit left out in other places. This is part memoir about the author's 5 children, divorce, and subsequent remarriage, but it doesn't overwhelm the book. It inspired me a bit to start thinking of my future as I have similarly aged children.