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Book SynopsisTales from the Crib will make all parental units feel better about themselvesno vegetables required.Let’s be honest. Nobody wants to sit next to that chipper mom at playgroup
who knows everything. Please. You want to plop down by the mom who’s just as clueless and cranky as you are and have a good, hearty, conspiratorial laugh together. Because
that mom gets it.
That mom makes you feel better.
That mom isn’t afraid to admit that chicken nuggets are one of her household’s major food groups (though she is fraught with guilt over it). That mom is
just like you.That mom is DeeDee Filiatreaulta regular housewife with fairly normal kids (if there is such a thing). But unlike you, she writes all her ridiculous family stuff down (for her newspaper column and blog) with wit, snark, heart, faith, and far fewer swear words than she’s probably thinking. Her writings have yet to appear in the
New Yorker or
HuffPo, she doesn’t go on morning shows to dole out parenting advice (mainly because she doesn’t really have any), and she doesn’t have a weird, new hook for a mom-oir”like how she survived a year of family dumpster-diving or co-parenting her children with wolves. She doesn’t have eighteen kids either, just two. And oh yeah, only one husband (as required by state law).
This collection of DeeDee’s favorite columns and writings spans her first near-decade in the mom business. Reading it is like plunking down next to that funny mom at playgroup. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll feel less lonely in this thing. And you may even feel a little superior. (That alone might be worth the price tag.) Just come and sit down next to her.
Trade ReviewIn these bite-sized, hilarious essays, Dee Dee Filiatreault celebrates the underachiever in all of us. Anyone who has ever done school drop-off in the same yoga pants she slept in will recognize herself in these pagesand feel a whole lot better.” Amy Wilson, author of
When Did I Get Like This?A fun romp through the messy realities of being a mom. DeeDee Filiatreault writes with humor, and from the heart . . .” Christie Mellor, author of
The Three-Martini Playdate and
Fun Without Dick and Jane"By page 10, I was nodding in agreement. By page 110, I was convinced DeeDee and I were leading parallel lives. By page 210, I wanted her to move next doorwith or without her children.
Tales from the Crib will make you smile and laugh, especially if your kids are finally asleep in their bedsor anywhere, really." Leanne Shirtliffe, author of
Don't Lick the Minivan and
Mommyfesto"DeeDee's stories are laugh-out-loud funny and worth embarrassing yourself overwhether on the train, the bus, the subway, or even in your own bathroom. Or someone else's bathroom. DeeDee is our generation's Erma Bombeck!" Todd Ellison, Broadway music supervisor of
An American in Paris,
Spamalot, and
42nd StreetDeeDee Filiatreault has been there, done that, and kept a sense of humor throughout the journey of motherhood. She hands out honorable mention’ ribbons to all of the parents and confirms there is no right way’ to parentjust our way.” Val Curtis, editor-in-chief of BonBon Break Media, LLC
"DeeDee has a rare giftshe can make you laugh about things you didn’t know were funny until she pointed them out, and she can make a quasi-serious point at the same time. These essays are terrific." Barton Swaim, author of
The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics"DeeDee Filiatrealt is a modern-day Erma Bombeck. In her transparent, witty, and extremely well-written debut release,
Tales from the Crib, DeeDee strips away the pretenses of parenthood, modeling the medicinal power of laughter and how to celebrate the joy in every jelly stain. Her writing is a gift." Tara McClary Reeves, author of
Point Me to JesusIn these bite-sized, hilarious essays, Dee Dee Filiatreault celebrates the underachiever in all of us. Anyone who has ever done school drop-off in the same yoga pants she slept in will recognize herself in these pagesand feel a whole lot better.” Amy Wilson, author of
When Did I Get Like This?A fun romp through the messy realities of being a mom. DeeDee Filiatreault writes with humor, and from the heart . . .” Christie Mellor, author of
The Three-Martini Playdate and
Fun Without Dick and Jane"By page 10, I was nodding in agreement. By page 110, I was convinced DeeDee and I were leading parallel lives. By page 210, I wanted her to move next doorwith or without her children.
Tales from the Crib will make you smile and laugh, especially if your kids are finally asleep in their bedsor anywhere, really." Leanne Shirtliffe, author of
Don't Lick the Minivan and
Mommyfesto"DeeDee's stories are laugh-out-loud funny and worth embarrassing yourself overwhether on the train, the bus, the subway, or even in your own bathroom. Or someone else's bathroom. DeeDee is our generation's Erma Bombeck!" Todd Ellison, Broadway music supervisor of
An American in Paris,
Spamalot, and
42nd StreetDeeDee Filiatreault has been there, done that, and kept a sense of humor throughout the journey of motherhood. She hands out honorable mention’ ribbons to all of the parents and confirms there is no right way’ to parentjust our way.” Val Curtis, editor-in-chief of BonBon Break Media, LLC
"DeeDee has a rare giftshe can make you laugh about things you didn’t know were funny until she pointed them out, and she can make a quasi-serious point at the same time. These essays are terrific." Barton Swaim, author of
The Speechwriter: A Brief Education in Politics"DeeDee Filiatrealt is a modern-day Erma Bombeck. In her transparent, witty, and extremely well-written debut release,
Tales from the Crib, DeeDee strips away the pretenses of parenthood, modeling the medicinal power of laughter and how to celebrate the joy in every jelly stain. Her writing is a gift." Tara McClary Reeves, author of
Point Me to Jesus
