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The Myth of The Bonbons: Exposing the Life of a Full-Time Mom
The Myth of The Bonbons Exposing the Life of a FullTime Mom Author:Jennifer Johnston 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 co... more »rporate 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. 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, The Myth of The Bonbons will strike a nerve with many women?and the men who find a well-timed placement of it on their nightstands.« less