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A few weeks ago I reviewed the new book by author, Jen Singer – You’re a Good Mom (and Your Kids Aren’t So Bad Either). It is seriously the most entertaining parenting book I have ever read and so full of funny stories, sane advice, and “I’ve been there” moments. Here is a short excerpt from my review:
For 21st Century mothers, there seem to be just two choices: Super Mom or Slacker Mom. One’s bad for you; one’s bad for your kids. So what’s a mom to do? Jen offers secrets for raise perfectly good kids in that sweet spot between flash cards at breakfast and “donuts for dinner, kids!”
Jen’s book is full of common sense advice, served with a side of humor and sass. The chapters have titles that are also the secrets like “Super Mom is Faking It”, “Your Kid’s Birthday Party Isn’t Your Coming-Out Celebration”, “Your Kid Shouldn’t Be Wearing a T-Shirt That Reads Future Trophy Wife” and “If You Think You’re a Cool Mom, Your Kids Think You’re a Pushover.”
Since I am not willing to give up my personal copy, Jen has graciously sent a You’re A Good Mom pack for me to give to one of our readers this week. What’s included? Start with the book, You’re a Good Mom (and Your Kids Aren’t So Bad Either) and then add a bar of handmade Hawaiian Malama soap (this smells amazing) made from oatmeal, grapefruit and Litsea essential oils courtesy of Kona Natural Soap, a Momma Needs a time-Out door hanger, and your own rubber ducky.
How do you win it? It’s easy. Share a story, sighting or comment about a Super Mom or Slacker Mom moment you have had or witnessed in the comments below! I know you have one!
Leave your comments between now and midnight Friday, April 25th. The winner will be contacted via email, so please be sure you leave a valid email address. Please leave your email address in the box under your name instead of in the comment section. Due to shipping costs, this giveaway is open to US and Canadian addresses only.
This is part of the big Bloggy Giveaways being hosted at Don’t Try This at Home. Stop back in – I will be adding more giveaways all week long!! Don’t miss a giveaway – here’s my complete list.
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Super mom moment: when my guys willing help someone else that needs help
I’m not a mom (yet), but I am a teacher, so I will share a slacker mom story with you. I had a parent-teacher conference with the mom of one of my kindergartners last year & I told her that I was worried about her son & his lack of progress made throughout the school year. I then proceeded to suggest a few things that she could work on at home with him, to which she replied (very meanly, I might add), “Well, I guess we could try, but I really think that’s YOUR job – I mean, you are his teacher!”…which would explain why he had the learning issues that he had in the first place! NO one in his home wanted to extend the school-to-homelearning environment
Super Moms like me (3 year old and 3 month old) are super just by surviving a long day and loving their children by enjoying every moment.
Sounds like a book I want to read.
What a wonderful giveaway! My neice is becoming a new mom at age 40 and I think this would be an awesome gift for her if I were to win it.
Thanks for a great giveaway! I hope i’m the lucky winner :)
its SO ok to be a slacker mom! :)
Hi, I’m a slacker/super mom! (NOT a super slacker mom, Lol!)
Supermom moment…GOOD homeschooling days, teaching quilting, cooking, math skills while shopping…
…slacker daze? Letting all the dishes run out (I’ve been sick) & my daughter hunting for plastic spoons & paper plates (rather than wash a few dishes herself! Hmmm….)
Great contest, would love this book & prize, I’d read it & pass it along to other slacker/super moms I know!
~Anastazia in beautiful BC~
My mother works in pediatric disabilities and I could only hope to be half the maternal woman she is..
~I do however need the guidance as we live on opposite sides of the state
Super mom: I was a single working mom for over two years after my ex moved out and we divorced. Keeping body and soul together was a superhuman effort some days.
Slacker mom: There were occasions my kid had Cheetos for breakfast because I hadn’t gotten anything made, and there were mornings I was trying to find something in the laundry pile that wasn’t *too* dirty because I hadn’t managed to get the laundry done!
I think we all have our super moments and slacker moments! :-)
Don’t blame ya. I would’nt give up my copy either,(if I had one(smile). Sounds hilarious..my kind of humour. Thanks for shareing!
what a great prize package!!
my own mom is a super mom – my washer has been broken , and she has graciously been helping me catch up by doing some for me – it is so wonderful to pick up my laundry clean and neatly folded!!
My slacker moment lately has been checking out all th giveaway’s…my kids have never watched so many movies and cartoons-:(
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i was a complete slacker mom last weekend! i was terribly sick and left my hubby with my 2 year old and slept all day saturday! well after finding out my son had cake for breakfast lunch and dinner i felt even worse lol
Mine is a super mom story. I have a friend with three kids three and under and she is amazing with them. On Sunday she fed her family of five and four others a fancy lunch. She is great! Thank you so much for the great giveaway, I would love to be the winner! Nw_wife(at)hotmail(dot)com
what a great giveaway! Slacker mom: has to be the bloggy carnival and all the time I’m spending on it. Supermom: The month I was home alone with my 5 kids (including twin 2 month olds) while my dh was in china
My friend would LOVE this! She is a new mom.
Supermom: any mom is a supermom
Slacker mom….hey we all need a break every now and then. Oh yeah……..slacker mom GRANDMA!!!!!!
My slacker mom moment- happens almost every night- When my baby wakes up at night to eat we both generally fall asleep in the recliner- rather than me taking the 60 seconds it would take to get up, put him in his crib and get in my own bed