Confessions of a Domestic Failure: A Humorous Book About a not so Perfect Mom

I read the entire book in 3 nights. I read 132 pages in about 3 1/2 hours the first night. Anyone who really knows me knows this is impressive 1) I usually don't read because 2) I read so slowly and have to reread the same pages over and over again and still can't remember what I read because of my dyslexia. I actually LOVE this book! I even remember what I read!! Night 2, I read another 127 pages in 3 hours. Night 3, I finished the last 70 pages in 2 hours. I'm actually sorry I finished it because there's nothing left to read in it. I can't wait til the sequel!This book is SOOO relatable! I'd never heard of this author until someone shared a Facebook post of hers (reposted here)"If you believe Kraft macaroni and cheese with hotdog pieces and a side of store-brand ketchup deserves a spot on the food pyramid, this book is for you.If you shame eat your kid's dinner scraps while hunched over the open garbage like a foraging beast in $12 yoga pants, this book is for you.If you can wash and dry laundry but know that putting it away is for losers, this book is for you.If being around small children 24/7 has left you with the social skills of a serial killer, this book is for you.If your car contains all four food groups, diapers in four sizes, enough rations to survive the apocalypse, Target bags you're waiting to smuggle into your home once your husband is distracted (I know you needed those tank tops/candles/ankle booties, trust me), $80 in small change, a blended family of possums, and 6lbs of Goldfish crumbs, this book is for you.If you only make dinner to earn points toward ordering pizza, this book is for you.If you found breastfeeding mostly annoying and feel like infants need to take responsibility for their own daily nourishment, this book is for you.If you wear leggings so you don't have to face what size you are in regular pants now, this book is for you.If all your friends live in your phone so you overshare with the UPS guy and now he knows about your struggle with hemorrhoids, this book is for you.If your living room looks like a crack den sponsored by Toys R Us and Leap Frog, this book is for you.If you Febreeze your entry way, pour bleach down the kitchen sink, and rearrange the dirty dishes 10 minutes before the love of your life gets home to make it smell like you accomplished things that day, this book is for you.If you consider Netflix with the subtitles on homeschooling (because letters), this book is for you.If you pin designer kid clothes but your children live in $4 Walmart shirts, this book is for you.If you can't get your act together to save your life and motherhood has ruined your mind, body, sex life, and hair, your uniform is pajamas, and you live for bedtime but you'd run through white hot fire for your kids, this book is for you.I wrote it from my tired, wine-soaked heart. Coming May 2, 2017. Preorder it and save yourself an errand. Thank you."I laughed SO hard reading that that I knew I had to read it. I don't enjoy reading 99% of the time, but this...this I loved. The MIL, husband, child, everyone's better than everyone else on Facebook/Instagram...it's so true. Just what you expect to see from the "fakers" as I refer to them. No one is happy and perfect every single day. A lot of "fakers" only post the good stuff. My Facebook is full of REAL life. The good, bad, ugly, etc.My absolute favorite part of the book was when she finally made friends, but I won't elaborate because I don't want to spoil it for you!The only thing I didn't really relate to was that I have a special needs kid and unless you have one, you just don't know that everything is so much harder than hard.I ordered her other 2 books right after finishing this one! And both are back-ordered, so clearly I'm not the only one!

The constant complaining at the beginning was a little much, but the end was really good. Hang in there to the end.

I will start by saying that I finished it cover to cover in 7 hours. That should speak volumes.. Keep in mind that if you are an easily-offended, sanctimonious, self-proclaimed super-mom, you probably won't relate.. But you'll still enjoy laughing at the main character's trainwreck of a life since I'm pretty sure that's one of your favorite pastimes anyway. If you don't, then you need wine, therapy (don't we all?), and maybe to get your head out of your ass and lighten up.If you've followed the Honest Toddler page or Bunmi's Facebook page and are familiar with and enjoy her writing style and wit, it does not disappoint in that area. I laughed through the whole book-- except the six times I cried. It's hilarious and so relatable.I think a lot of people will relate, but finish thinking, "okay, I'm not nearly as bad as I thought. I'm so much more put together than her." You might even get a self confidence boost.Not me.I finished the book thinking that it's entirely possible that outwardly, I'm more of a trainwreck than an intentionally exaggerated character in a fiction novel... But I also finished realizing that it's totally okay that I'm not making myself miserable to create the illusion that my life is perfect.. I was reminded that those who do maintain the appearance of a put-togetherness that I could only dream of, might be doing so to avoid the judgement of other moms, and that we are all dealing with many of the same insecurities that motherhood brings.I was reminded that moms need each other. No matter how much our parenting styles and choices for our own children differ, every mother's deepest desire is to raise happy, healthy, thriving children, and every single one of us is doing our very best to do just that. If we can't find common ground anywhere else, maybe we can at least find it in agreeance that motherhood is harder, messier, more physically and emotionally draining, yet more rewarding than we ever imagined..Anyway, now that I've gotten all sappy, here's the deal.. Go buy this book. I've never met Bunmi Laditan, but she is my kindred spirit, my soul sister, my spirit animal. She's as big of a mess as me so I like her.. and every once in a while someone who doesn't have their shit together deserves something great- like having a top ten best selling book on Amazon.I promise you'll love it.. and if you don't I'll buy you a bottle of wine and we'll spend some time discussing your obvious psychological issues and searching for your sense of humor- I'm sure it's buried in there somewhere.

I binge-read the entire thing in one night, and despite having been reduced to fumbling my way through the long toddler day on fumes, caffeine, and placebo sleep (it'a a thing, Google it), I have no regrets. I laughed out loud a couple of times per page, much to the irritation of my puppy who was trying to sleep, and have recommended it to everyone I know (and also the DPD man, because solo-parenting sometimes means ordering toothpaste on Amazon instead of walking to a shop). It was brilliant.

Great read, I finished this book in a couple of days on holiday. There are some laugh out loud moments and many scenes will before than familiar to most mums.The story took a while to really get going and although it's a comedy some scenarios are needlessly exaggerated but the relatable and sympathetic character of Ashley kept me glued to page after page, and it has a few engaging plot twists and a nice surprise at the end.

This reads like an excuse for a long winded moan about the difficulties of parenting, with a few ironic type gestures thrown in. Didnt find it funny and skipped whole rafts of pages without losing any of the 'plot'. Not for me!

I loved this book. I can totally relate to the main character Ashley. She's so real in every way, so not perfect but so understandable. I think most mums have at some point looked at their lives and realised they both love and hate their lives, partners, children etc. Brilliant job by an author who really makes me laugh, and that doesn't happen often.

A light hearted read that really made me laugh. I can totally relate to the professional mummies and the knowledge I could never be one of them!Food - they eat eventually when hungry enough some plastic type resemblance of food.Sleep - they will run out of batteries at some point.Entertainment- boxes empty left over from overpriced toys provide hours of free fun!