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Parenting is easy : you're probably just doing it wrong / by Sara Given.

by Given, Sara.

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Workman Publishing, 2015.

649.10207 G539p

Parenting -- Humor.

Child rearing -- Humor.

Advertising -- Humor.

9780761185659 (pbk.)

0761185658 (pbk.)

171 pages : color illustrations ; 16 cm.

Perfecting pregnancy -- Bringing home baby -- Enjoying toddlerhood -- Breezing through the school-aged years -- Living the good life.

"Imagine a world where pregnant women are always upbeat and glowing, newborns sleep on cue, toddlers love to have their teeth brushed, and teenagers gaze adoringly at their parents. Impossible, you say? Not according to advertisers who flood the web with stock photos of perfect parents and children. They’d have you believe that parenting is a piece of cake, and every significant moment of family life takes place on a spotless white couch. So when Sara Given, a real mother of a real toddler, saw a picture of a radiant new mother in a cute little sundress breastfeeding her newborn in the middle of a golf course, she finally had enough. She launched her website ItsLikeTheyKnowUs.tumblr.com, which is now visited by thousands of new parents looking for a daily pick-me-up. Because what better way is there to deal with the stress and strain of being a new parent than laughter? Parenting Is Easy exploits the disconnect between these preposterous advertising photos and what happens in real life. Sara Given lives in Columbus, Ohio"--Provided by publisher.

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