Trophy Mom: Hope Springs Maternal: 1 (Humor Me)

With sharp wit and a self-deprecating sense of humor Charlotte Observer humor columnist Tracy Curtis shares a collection of stories about motherhood and the mother of all seasons spring. Trophy Mom compiles the failure and the funny in trying to be the perfect mom during a season of mayhem.The kids wont spring ahead an hour so they drag an hour behind. Spring break is still yelling at the kids just with an ocean view. And why is a perfect game in baseball a game when nothing happens? Scheduling a girls lunch is like coordinating the G8 summit. Recipe prep times are off by about ninety minutes. Its impossible to decide between bangs and Botox. Skinny jeans have been whittled down to toothpick -- and everybodys running around in yoga pants which arent even pants! And whats with fourth grade math? It doesnt even have numbers in it!Trophy Mom reminds us that if youre waiting for life to be perfect... youre going to be waiting a while!