The Myth of The Bonbons

From early adolescence I had committed myself to joining the seemingly growing legions of women pumping their fists with a can-do spirit and a perfect balance of career and family. I fancied myself a textbook candidate for the League of Female Marvels.until the narcolepsy and nausea set in and I chickened out. Sacrificing a few rungs on the corporate ladder to stay home and be a Full-Time Mom (FTM) surely would prove a noble not to mention more orderly move. And think of all the discretionary time and energy! Cue laughter.</P>Except within those rare close-knit and blackmail-toting friendships the more maddening (yet equally funny) stories of motherhood are seldom shared-until now. From sex to sippy cups the stories contained herein are told with candor albeit through the eyes of a woman with a slight flair for the dramatic. Still you may find them to serve as a mirror a memoir or a medicine to your own life-or that of any mom with whom you've ever lived. Occasionally sweet always straight <I>The Myth of The Bonbons</I> will strike a nerve with many women-and the men who find a well-timed placement of it on their nightstands.</P>