Amateur Hour

<p><strong>Kimberly Harrington deftly and hilariously uncovers all of the lies and bullshit women are told about motherhood. This book made me laugh sure but it also made me feel seen. -- Jennifer Romolini chief content officer at Shondaland.com and author of <em>Weird in a World That's Not</em></strong></p><p><strong>An emotionally honest arresting and funny collection of essays about motherhood and adulthood.</strong></p><p>Being a mother is a gift.</p><p>Where's my receipt?</p><p>Welcome to essayist Kimberly Harrington's poetic and funny world of motherhood womanhood and humanhood not necessarily in that order. It's a place of loud parenting fierce loving too much social media and occasional inner monologues where timeless debates are resolved such as Pro/Con: Caving to PTO Bake Sale Pressure (PRO: Skim the crappiest brownies for myself. CON: They're really crappy.) With accessibility and wit she captures the emotions around parenthood in artful and earnest ways highlighting this time in the middle--midlife the middle years of childhood how women are stuck in the middle of so much. It's a place of elation exhaustion and time whipping past at warp speed. Finally it's a quiet space to consider the girl you were the mother you are and the woman you are always becoming.</p>