Days Like These: A comforting, practical companion for tired and terrific mums

by Pip Lincolne

A care package for mums

Mums are the greatest yet least appreciated humans and it's time they had their own huggable book all about mum care!

Whether your child is 2 or 20, it can be easy to get lost in day-to-day survival mode and forget the long game - the magic you have already made and that they really will be OK in the end.

Days Like These is an uplifting guide to supporting yourself and other mums you know. Let bestselling author Pip Lincolne remind you that it's fine to go slow as she helps you shift expectations (so many expectations!), drop the guilt, choose fresh ways to measure success, find yourself again and remember the things that delight you in the everyday. Because you are not alone and sometimes we all need a reminder that we're doing our best on this life-changing journey called motherhood.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

264 pages, Hardcover

Published August 10, 2021

About the author

Pip Lincolne has been writing stories and poems since she was a wee gal. She's the author of seven books and writes at Meet Me At Mike's.

Reviews

[Reannon Bowen · Rating 4 out of 5]

If you enjoyed Pip’s other books you’ll e joy this one too. This is a lovely companion to When Life Is Not Peachy but focused on mums. It’s practical, comforting & written in Pip’s usual smart, kind & comforting way.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish this book had of been around 20 years ago

[Bella · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel so seen. I cried multiple times, just knowing that I'm not alone.

If you're a mum, read this book.
If you want to know what the mum in your life has gone through or is going through, read this book.

In real life I say OUT LOUD "I'm struggling", "I'm lonely", "I hate cooking", "Please help" and am ignored - I am praised for coping with it all even when I explicitly say that I'm not. Lincolne hears me, without even knowing me, because she's been here too.

I've been desperately trying to self-support and she has useful ideas about how to do that.

I borrowed this from the library but--if I can get out of my self-sacrificing ways for a moment--I'm going to buy it so I can keep it on my shelf, so when no one in my life sees me I'll have this book that does.

[Claire Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this and wish I could give it to all the mums I know. Such a supportive tone with very constructive guidance.

[Georgina Hurst · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just what I needed to read. It is very comforting while also being practical about motherhood