The Juggle Is Real: The Off-Camera Life of an On-Camera Mom

Anchor. Author. Mom.What you dont normally see on television from journalist Molly Grantham is how behind the polished image shes juggling to keep the balls of life up in the air. The Juggle is Real shines a raw and funny light on the messy realities so many of us face: the constant rotation of whatevers barreling toward us next.Granthams first book Small Victories ended beside her mothers hospice bed. Thats where this one begins-seeing the circle of life through her childrens eyes. From there its a chronicle of ups and downs including endless arguments over what to wear emergency surgeries beloved pets and the hysterical one-kid parade of her sons battery-operated mini ice-cream truck through busy city streets. All interwoven with Granthams public and often nutty job. Her honesty will have you crying and laughing out loud at this continuing story of loving kids and a career.Molly Grantham is real. And her authenticity as a mom and a fallible human being shines through every one of her pages in this compelling collection of parenting essays. - The Huffington PostAm I brave enough to admit my mothering-fail moments to the world especially a world in which people are viciously judgmental about other peoples parenting? And even more would I be willing to do that if I worked in an industry where a polished perfect appearance is part of the job description? Im not sure. But thank God Molly is. Kimmery Martin Author The Queen of Hearts and The Antidote to EverythingWith humor heart and a willingness to bare her soul-even when it might seem a little uncomfortable to do so-Molly proves once again that she is gifted at telling tales at motherhood as she is at delivering the news every night. Theoden James Charlotte ObserverThe Juggle is Real deftly captures moments of parenthood and life that are so poignant and beautiful that it stops your heart for a beat. Betsy Thorpe Literary Services