Good-Enough Mother

By René Syler,

Book cover of Good-Enough Mother: The Perfectly Imperfect Book of Parenting

Book description

In an ideal world, mothers would have time to hand-sew their kids' costumes for the school play, prepare all-organic meals, and volunteer in the classroom at the drop of a hat. In reality, most moms have to settle for plopping their little ones in front of SpongeBob so that they…

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1 author picked Good-Enough Mother as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Having raised three children as a single parent, there have been complaints from said children post-childhood. This book saved my sanity. I got all three of them intact physically, two arms, two legs, working eyes, and brains. Hence the critiques. But, I digress. As a mother you give it your best shot, sacrifice, and work like a demon. Then you must let it go. As I said two arms, two legs, etc. 

From Irene's list on being a Black mother.

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