{"product_id":"the-mommy-group-freaking-out-finding-friends-and-surviving-the-happiest-time-of-our-lives-9781476785868","title":"The Mommy Group: Freaking Out, Finding Friends, and Surviving the Happiest Time of Our Lives","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Elizabeth Isadora Gold writes vividly and humorously about the trials and trip-outs of new-motherhood.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"If you only read one parenting book this year, make it \u003ci\u003eThe Mommy Group\u003c\/i\u003e...This book is incisive, insightful, and downright delightful. I did not mean for that to rhyme\" --Adam Mansbach, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eGo the F*ck to Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2010, seven women met in Brooklyn, New York, to form a Mommy Group. Over coffee, croissants, wine, and the occasional baby carrot, they commiserated about typical new-mother issues: difficult births, babies who slept in ten-minute increments, and breast pumps that talked back in the middle of the night. And then things got complicated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElizabeth and Melissa suffered from postpartum depression and anxiety. Jane's daughter was diagnosed with developmental delays. Anna's husband left her when their baby was two weeks old. Through it all, the Mommy Group laughed, supported, and learned lessons from one another that the myriad \"experts\" hadn't delivered. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe journalist of the bunch--author Elizabeth Isadora Gold--reached out to other Mommy Groups around the country and found that similar bonds were forming far beyond brownstone Brooklyn. In fact, mothers across all class, geographic, and racial boundaries appear to be searching for the same thing: a way to be strong, loving, engaged parents \"while retaining--or remaking--our Selves.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA witty, relatable, and honest look at the realities of parenthood today, \u003ci\u003eThe Mommy Group\u003c\/i\u003e is a companion that will help any mom feel understood and empowered, and keep her laughing all the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476785868\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Elizabeth Isadora Gold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36652495110300,"sku":"9781476785868","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4a9f764b-72b0-4691-b481-d7c6a5205af4.jpg?v=1603879897","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-mommy-group-freaking-out-finding-friends-and-surviving-the-happiest-time-of-our-lives-9781476785868","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}