katieosha's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
lunalovespudding's review against another edition
1.25
I dont know who she hates more herself or her child.
The comparisons of birth with death and hell/prison with parenthood and constant comparisons of her child to random objects or an animal really bugged me
The big revelation that motherhood is not achieved just by giving birth but through being there and experiences should not take that long.
In this book she spends all her time feeling sorry for herself (even before the child is born) and drowning in feelings of unfamiliarity and exhaustion that come with her new life.
Longing for a certain sense of self is human, but that book did not just describe her experiences but also portrayed the inevitable misery of becoming a mother with a somewhat problematic view of womanhood.
The comparisons of birth with death and hell/prison with parenthood and constant comparisons of her child to random objects or an animal really bugged me
The big revelation that motherhood is not achieved just by giving birth but through being there and experiences should not take that long.
In this book she spends all her time feeling sorry for herself (even before the child is born) and drowning in feelings of unfamiliarity and exhaustion that come with her new life.
Longing for a certain sense of self is human, but that book did not just describe her experiences but also portrayed the inevitable misery of becoming a mother with a somewhat problematic view of womanhood.
nakedsushi's review against another edition
5.0
Who's cutting the onions? This was recommended to me by the Mom Rage podcast and I'm so glad I read it. It's not the type of book that would normally be on my radar. It's an honest, sentimental but not maudlin series of essays about motherhood. It describes the conflicting emotions between wanting time for yourself, but also wanting to spend quality time with your kids in a way that I've never seen put to paper before.
hollious's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Made me feel less alone in everything I’ve felt becoming a mother for the first time. Made me cry and laugh and appreciate that I am doing my best and being a good mother is hard but so worth it. Highly recommend if you’re a new mum struggling to adjust to your new way of life x
fiqfiqafiqah's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
kelsiludvigsen's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book! There are so many people who hated it. Maybe it was because she was so brutally honest about how hard motherhood is?! Especially the first year...