false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168276146m/31395.jpg 31395 1 <div>This long-overdue, witty, and revealing book on living life with teenagers begins with the premise that adolescence, as we know it, is nothing but a social construction. &#8220;Even your most aristocratic ancestors,&#8221; Gore writes, &#8220;never knew these long seasons of middle school and orthodontia, Ritalin and yo-yo diets, standardized tests and summer vacations, call-waiting and CD Walkmans, football practice and study abroad programs, learner&#8217;s permits and college choices.&#8221; Much of what parents fear about their kids reaching their teens, she notes, stems from popular culture, media scare tactics, and parents&#8217; own dubious, sometimes painful experiences. Instead of fear and ultimatums, Gore offers a map for navigating the inevitable changes that come with kids growing older&#8212;wanting more freedom, peer-influenced decision-making, burgeoning sexual selves&#8212;and confronting the life changes moms and dads, who were &#8220;cool&#8221; themselves only yesterday, face as their parenting responsibilities and identities shift. Whatever, Mom is the only teen guidebook to include the opinions of teens themselves, including chapter-by-chapter rebuttals by Gore&#8217;s daughter, Maia.</div> 31651 2 3 2004 Whatever, Mom: Hip Mama's Guide to Raising a Teenager total:31|5:10|4:9|3:7|2:4|1:1| 31 116 54 5 1 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 18:33:19 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 18:38:24 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed May 30 07:25:15 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 28 20:42:59 -0700 2007 3 0 false false Sun Aug 31 06:47:24 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 06:51:06 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sat Mar 22 15:03:07 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 22 15:56:29 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Wed Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 20:51:12 -0700 2008 Sat May 03 20:52:53 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 11:21:08 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 11:21:08 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 12:15:34 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 12:15:34 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 30 10:23:26 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 07:28:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Aug 04 21:42:15 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 21:42:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 07:39:47 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 07:39:47 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 17:28:53 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 17:28:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 01 17:28:48 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 17:28:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jun 28 11:52:07 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 23 08:17:24 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 28 11:52:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 11 14:33:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 14:33:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jun 07 08:47:20 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 08:47:20 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 02:17:51 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 02:19:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 27 09:57:19 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 15:17:39 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 09:57:19 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Mar 26 17:17:45 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 17:17:45 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 28 08:03:52 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 08:03:52 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Tue Jan 13 14:33:29 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 14:33:29 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=31395