I wanted to feel the extremes of parenting emotions and I don't think that came across in the diary. However, I felt like it was too controlled and edited.

There were times when I laughed and read parts out to my husband- hello Willy song - and parts where I had a bit of a lump in my throat. I loved how honest and relatable this diary was, it made me feel a heck of a lot better about myself as a parent. I’m definitely going to check out her blog and may read on days when I feel more smug about my life, to not dwell on future doom. I can’t really say this is a ‘great’ book, but it does include a lot of just what the doctor ordered for me and may for you too. I did have to read some laugh out loud bits to my hubbie and there were also some really heart rending moments, which left me holding the monitor close to my chest shouting ‘god I love you’ at my child, whilst also praying I didn’t wake him from his nap. So during my one bath of the year (other washing moments with less relaxation have been taken) I started to stop trying to identify and just read this for what it is a writer with a great sense of humour venting with some true style. As someone who is definitely not towing the line everyday I was also secretly chuffed to find that I might actually be doing an okay job.

This book is really funny and easy to identify with to fellow unmumsy mums.

a few beers later (yes it was the hols, I had shared parenting opportunities and am no longer breast feeding) I started to chill out a bit and actually laughed. What ensued was that after reading the first couple of chapters (bear in mind Sara is further down the motherhood track than me) I entered into an ‘oh shit it gets worse’ fit of despair. Unfortunately what I totally forgot was that such a book would also include someone else ranting and wingeing about their own selfish little buggers during the small minute part of the day when I might actually get a moment for a bit of escapism. As a newish Mum I read this book for a bit of comradery with those who’ve also recently turned their lives up on their arses in the name of little person love.

The unmumsy mum books