I Don't Know How She Does It : The Life of Kate Reddy, Working Mother (Paperback)

from shelleyraec

Busting the myth that we can have it all, this book makes it pretty clear that there are always compromises that have to be made by mothers. Kate, for fictional purposes though I know that there are more than a few Kates around, is at one extreme of the mythical work/life balance but there are ge...

from wiremonkey

This book came out when I was a stay-at-home mom and the last thing I wanted to do was to read about how hard a working mom had it. No. That sounds harsh. And it isn't completely true. It was complicated being a stay-at-home mom. Not in the practical way- I didn't really have a career to speak of...

from BrianaJae

I just want to start off by saying I do not have a career, a husband or children. I do think, however, that my work at the Daily Evergreen last semester could have filled in for all of these things. Although I don't have any of these things, I generally enjoy reading books about people who do. I ...

from kalky

I stopped reading this before finishing it. The main character was making me crazy with her whining, and the stay-at-home mom vs. working mom theme was annoying to someone who has been both. I will say that there were funny moments, but they weren't enough to hold my interest.

from saskreader

This book is hilarious; I had so many laugh-out-loud experiences, I'm sure my husband thought I was going crazy. Kate's description of how her husband had dressed the baby to go out to a party once literally had me laughing in tears. My only complaint was the repetitive comparisons between workin...