The Mommy Myth

By Susan Douglas, Meredith Michaels,

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Now in paperback, the provocative book that has ignited fiery debate and created a dialogue among women about the state of motherhood today. In THE MOMMY MYTH, Susan Douglas and Meredith Michaels turn their 'sharp, funny, and fed-up prose' (San Diego Union Tribune) toward the cult of the new momism,…

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1 author picked The Mommy Myth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book literally became my bible when I started writing about motherhood and television. I just loved their down-to-earthness (is there such a word? There is now) and how Douglas and Michaels write from the heart about what it’s like to be a mother of young children and how the media constantly undermines that experience.

I honestly think this was the first time (and my first child was born in 1986) that anyone had voiced my experience, which was so far away from the way I ‘should be’ feeling. The introduction alone made my heart sing with lines such as…

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