Synopses & Reviews
As the working mother of three children—ages twelve, ten, and five—ReShonda Tate Billingsley knows about juggling a family on the move. With personalities that are “made for TV,” according to her social media followers, it’s a recipe for nonstop entertainment.
As a mother, you love your kids. You’d do anything for them, but chances are, at some point in their childhood, you’ve probably wondered, “What in the world was I thinking?” Even if you’ll never admit it, if you’ve ever wished for Calgon to take you away, then The Motherhood Diaries is for you!
As the working mother of three children, ReShonda Tate Billingsley knows motherhood isn’t a perfect science. She openly shares stories with her thousands of followers on social media about her children: thirteen-year-old Mya, the diva whose Instagram post—and subsequent punishment went viral; to ten-year-old Morgan, who has a serious case of middle-child syndrome and a knack for giving her teachers a few of her mother’s favorite things; and finally, Myles, a witty and precocious five-year-old who, as his grandmother says, “has been here before.” It was while chronicling her journey that she discovered she wasn’t the only mother who longed for the days when she could use the restroom in peace, who sometimes sat in the driveway because she didn’t want to go in the house, and who sometimes wondered, Is this what I signed up for? Hence, The Motherhood Diaries was born.
Through humorous and enlightening dialogue and narrative, ReShonda chronicles her own journey, as well as reveals candid imperfections of a mother trying to balance it all. With humorous and heartwarming stories from other mothers also trying to “get it right,”The Motherhood Diaries shares candid and honest conversations about the good, the bad and the downright disastrous path of mothering in the New Millennium.
Synopsis
As a mother, you love your kids and you'd do anything for them--but chances are you've probably wondered, "What in the world was I thinking?" The Motherhood Diaries is full of humorous and enlightening stories from mothers who have wondered the same thing. As the working mother of three children, ReShonda Tate Billingsley knows motherhood isn't a perfect science. She openly shares stories with her thousands of followers on social media about her children: thirteen-year-old Mya, the diva whose Instagram post--and subsequent punishment--went viral; ten-year-old Morgan, who has a serious case of middle-child syndrome and a knack for giving her teachers a few of her mother's favorite things; and finally, Myles, a witty and precocious five-year-old who, as his grandmother says, "has been here before." It was while chronicling her journey that she discovered she wasn't the only mother who longed for the days when she could use the restroom in peace, who sometimes sat in the driveway because she didn't want to go in the house, and who sometimes wondered, is this what I signed up for? Hence, The Motherhood Diaries was born.
Through humorous and enlightening dialogue and narrative, ReShonda chronicles her own journey, as well as reveals candid imperfections of a mother trying to balance it all. With humorous and heartwarming stories from other mothers also trying to "get it right," The Motherhood Diaries shares candid and honest conversations about the good, the bad and the downright disastrous path of mothering in the New Millennium.
Synopsis
As the working mother of three children—ages twelve, ten, and five—ReShonda Tate Billingsley knows about juggling a family on the move. With personalities that are “made for TV,” according to her social media followers, it’s a recipe for nonstop entertainment.The Motherhood Diaries was born from numerous suggestions from the author’s thousands of followers on her Facebook and Twitter pages. ReShonda has openly shared stories about her children: twelve-year-old Mya, the diva who searched the Internet for the president of Justice department store, then called his personal line to tell him why he “would be crazy not to let her model for him”; to ten-year-old Morgan, who has a serious case of middle-child syndrome and a knack for falling asleep in the strangest of places (the pantry, the dryer, the attic); and finally, five-year-old Myles, who, as his grandmother says, “has been here before.”
Through humorous and enlightening dialogue and narrative, ReShonda chronicles their journey, as well as reveals candid imperfections of a mother trying to balance it all. An entertaining and enjoyable read, The Motherhood Diaries shares candid and honest conversations about motherhood, career choices, daycare dilemmas, husbands, and more!
About the Author
ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s #1 national bestselling novels include Let the Church Say Amen, I Know I’ve Been Changed, and Say Amen, Again, winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Her collaboration with Victoria Christopher Murray has produced three hit novels, Sinners & Saints, Friends & Foes, and Fortune & Fame. Visit ReShondaTateBillingsley.com, meet the author on Facebook at ReShondaTateBillingsley, or follow her on Twitter @Reshondat.