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A review by athena56
People I Want to Punch in the Throat: Competitive Crafters, Drop-Off Despots, and Other Suburban Scourges by Jen Mann
2.0
Maybe I didn't take enough cues from the title, but I was definitely not this book's demographic. Jenn Mann's adventures in suburbia feature a collection of stories about self-centered, helicopter moms on the PTO in suburban Kansas. The author, though self deprecating and (at times) humorous, fails to recognize her own participation in these Mommy Wars. While Mann tries to be "above it all" while consistently referring to her poor housekeeping, crafting, and baking skills, the fact that she continually finds herself in situations where she is comparing herself to the local mombies show that she is just as much to blame as parents in her orbit.
In short, I have a hard time finding sympathy for someone who complains about how overbearing and coddling the parents around her are while she is heading up her childrens' school's PTO.
If nothing else, this book allowed me to further cement my position of being happily and permanently childfree. Nothing about these stories made parenting sound fun or rewarding. Now excuse me, I'm going to go and feed my cat that requires no organic food, dance classes, or math tutoring.
In short, I have a hard time finding sympathy for someone who complains about how overbearing and coddling the parents around her are while she is heading up her childrens' school's PTO.
If nothing else, this book allowed me to further cement my position of being happily and permanently childfree. Nothing about these stories made parenting sound fun or rewarding. Now excuse me, I'm going to go and feed my cat that requires no organic food, dance classes, or math tutoring.