false 19584246 178265 1954805 1580052320 9781580052320 59 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207671615m/1954805.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1207671615s/1954805.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1954805.Rockabye_A_Young_Mom_s_Journey_from_Wild_to_Child 3.94 194 Rockabye is the lively memoir of a spontaneous young city-girl who becomes unexpectedly pregnant. That city-girl is Rebecca Woolf, who at 23, after the "holy shit, I'm pregnant" realization, decides to keep the baby, marry the boyfriend (in Vegas no less), and figure out how to wed her rock n' roll lifestyle and impending motherhood.

With humor, honesty, and renegade insight, Rebecca makes the transition from life as an odd-job doing commitment-phobic, chain-smoking, irresponsible party-girl to life as a work-at-home mother with a different kind of social life. Throughout, Rebecca doesn't relinquish the token qualities of her free-spirited, pre-baby self; rebelling against both the "soccer mom," and "young mother" stereotypes, challenging herself to grow up without outgrowing her dreams, and most importantly embracing motherhood without a map.

Rockabye explores the coming together of mother and son and their mutual coming of age. How does Rebecca adapt to motherhood? By acting on instinct and maintaining a strong sense of self, breaking rules (sometimes her own) in the process and building her own adventures out of legos and alphabet blocks.</div>]]> 888301 3.94 194 59 2008 4 0 false Fri Jul 25 05:17:18 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 06 13:10:26 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 05:17:18 -0700 2008