Women are Scary: The Totally Awkward
Adventure of Finding Mom Friends didn’t make me snort laugh or appreciate
sci-fi references (sorry, Melanie), but it did make feel as though I know the
author as a friend and appreciate her as a woman enough to call her by her
first name.
Melanie’s words help moms. She puts her whole self
into her writing and tells the truth: that all women are scary and all women
are scared. She shows women how to navigate from the awkward “hi” at a
children’s ballet lesson to a risky “let’s meet up at the park” to the daring
“want to come over to my house for a play date?”
This quick-read held my attention to the end. Of
course there were parts that I was tempted to brush over, but I didn’t –
probably because the writing was captivating (and there are illustrations). I
recommend this book to other people. Like most books about life/relationships
the premise is common sense, but Melanie writes in a way that soothes and
empowers her readers. She guides as all to be better. She is funny and honest
and helpful.
These lines sum up Melanie’s message: “We aren’t
just moms. We are just a connected organism of nurturing world changers. And
that is just awesome” (229).
The
publisher has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book through
BookSneeze®. I was not required to write a positive review.
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