Book description
If you have an embarrassing child who bursts into friends' houses
announcing 'It stinks in here' or shouts 'why is that man so fat?' on
the bus (and not a spooky child who replaces felt-tip lids and enjoys
dusting) then this book is for you.
Self-confessed imperfect mum Fiona Gibson blends her own hilarious
tales of raising three children with anecdotes and nuggets of advice
from 300 fellow parents who admit they too get things wrong
occasionally.
Stories and tips cover a huge range of parenting dilemmas, from 'what
to do if your child has a screaming, plank-rigid wobbler in M&S,
and everyone's giving you Bad Parent looks' and 'how to handle a
foul-mouthed monster obsessed with the toilet parts of horses' to
'sex: should you make the effort or just not bother?'.
Above all, this funny, refreshingly honest look at being a real-life
mum will come as a welcome reminder that yours is not the only family
who can't go to Ikea without tears, tantrums and the threat of
divorce...
Fiona Gibson is a freelance journalist who has written for many
publications including the Observer, the Guardian, Red and Marie Claire
and has a regular column on parenting in the Sunday Herald. She was
previously the editor of More! magazine. She is the mother of three
small children (including twin boys) and lives in Lanarkshire. Her
website can be found at www. fionagibson. com
