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So why choose this book? I don't know, but I really don't regret it.
Synopsis:
«Soap writer Dena Higley was all things to all people. A
wife, mother of four, and head writer for Days of Our Lives, Dena ably hovered
over the numerous people and responsibilities in her life, eager to right every
wrong and fulfill every need. But when her very “normal” family began to spiral
out of control, Dena soon became the central character in her own real-life
drama, and a night spent in the ER made her realize that her pursuit of
perfection was backfiring big time.
Momaholic is one
woman’s private, dramatic, and often comical invitation to peek inside a time
in her life where everything fell apart and she had to take an honest look at
what she was doing right and what she’d been doing terribly wrong. With this
simple discovery, her whacky family’s season of becoming unraveled found a new
glue (other than her blood, sweat and tears) that would re-bond her family and
unite them in a deeper and more functional way than ever before.
The real life characters:
* A MOM who is literally the head writer of a network soap opera… at work
and at home
* A HUSBAND who expects perfection from his kids and his wife, but who has
the wisdom to know he’s being unrealistic and yet, can’t help but scratch his
head in frustration as his family’s troubles seem to spiral out of his control
* An autistic SON
* A popular DAUGHTER who is suddenly pregnant
* An ADOPTED DAUGHTER pulled from the jungles of Vietnam with no leg below
the right knee and fingers fused together
* An ADOPTED SON from Ethiopia, rescued from the streets at the age of 9.
This is a story showing the speed with which a “normal” family can fall
apart. No one dies. No one gets kidnapped. They just have to deal with each of
their own issues….and then one unwanted and unplanned pregnancy. This was a
church-going family whose kids were taught abstinence until marriage. With the
family running around as the tornado sirens roared warnings to take cover,
mother, Miss Drama, becomes the biggest mess of all and ends up finding a whole
new freedom for her soul.»
I loved this book. It teached me so much about motherhood
and what to expect when I have my own kids, one day.
In ‘Momaholic’ Dena Higley took self-help books
to a whole new level, it’s a humorous perspective on the most beautiful and
difficult job in the world… being a mom. It made me respect my mother (and all
of the moms out there) like I had never respected before.
So thank you, Dena Higley, for this
inspirational story about, not only your kids, but about your career and life itself.
