num_pages: 246
description: Julia Sweeney the delightful former cast member of Saturday Night Live takes readers into the depths of her family in this hilarious and unique parenting book.Since her time on Saturday Night Live where she created the infamous androgynous character Pat Julia Sweeney has gone on to establish herself as a witty captivating performer of one-woman shows like God Said Ha! In the Family Way and Letting Go of God. She gave a TED talk sharing how she explained the birds and the bees to her eight-year-old daughter Mulan which ignited an incredible response. Now when it comes to talking about motherhood people want to hear what Julia has to say. If Its Not One Thing Its Your Mother is her compilation of stories revealing her painfully funny adventures and her poignant personal story of deciding to adopt as a single woman her transition to traditional family after she married and took on the new role of at-home mother and her insightful open-eyed wonder at the whole concept of motherhood for herself and others too.From being mistaken as her daughters grandmother to her theory that people who cant make friends often resort to making children Julia imparts a cutting edge contemporary take on parenting displaying a definite appreciation for the absurd. Poignant provocative and wise Julia writes about parenting as only she can laying out her mother-daughter experiences with religion nannies pets schools and much more.A joy to read this is one of the most amusing and at times powerful modern books on parenting.
language: English
title: If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother
publisher: Simon & Schuster