If All Else Fails, Lower Your Expectations - Diary of a Busy Mom

by Susan Murphy

No one thinks being a working mom will be easy. But did you think it would be like this? If All Else Fails, Lower Your Expectations is a must-have, humorous tribute to motherhood in the new millennium. Musing on topics such as cooking, cleaning, and carpooling, author Susan Murphy offers gems such

What had we been thinking? We were no longer real people - we were parents.
Clothing designers don't realize that most women are just trying to cover their bodies.

And
I learned later that "quaint" was a decorator term for "tacky."

Genres: Humor, Parenting

79 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Angela Rueger · Rating 3 out of 5]

Her stories are definitely humorous, and some had me laughing out loud. However, I do not care for the way she belittles her husband. It's one thing to laugh at his silliness, or even his mistakes; it's another thing altogether to make him look like an idiot in the process.

[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book in a hotel room, while attending my children's sports events. The timing was perfect. I started reading it and it made me laugh with tears. As a mother, juggling about 20 plates up in the air any given day, this book spoke to me and it somehow, eased the burden of striving for perfection. I warmly recommend this book to any mom out here, juggling plates like the rest of us and picking up the broken pieces of the ones that didn't quite make it. I, personally, am right there with you, cleaning my own broken pieces every day. On the other hand, if you are not a mom, this book will probably not make much sense to you. Nor if you are on a Caribbean vacation for two, sipping on a pina colada. :)