Momaholic is not written as a “how-to”
book on family life. Instead, it is Higley's “how
not to” story. The book is filled with the
author’s real life memories and experiences—ranging from painful events to
faith filled realizations. Higley, previously
the head writer for Days of our Lives—the long running daytime soap opera, held
a powerful, stress filled job—while attempting to micromanage a “perfect” home
and family. For the many of us
frantically juggling too many hats and responsibilities to the point of
insanity, self included, Higley’s frank, honest words in Momaholic set a new
light on perfection and reality.
While the book does jump about through various stages and
scenes of Higley’s family life—the details of each chapter contribute nicely to
the book’s overall theme and flow.
Momaholic does not flow as a traditional story from beginning to end—there
is a lot of revisiting and stories spanning the author’s life woven throughout
the book. Life is not always neatly
packaged for parents—moments build on all of our other life’s moments. Momaholic reminds helicopter parent that the
helicopter flight did not begin minutes before the crash—it was hovering, and
sputtering, for a long time before the inevitable crash.
Momaholic is a wonderful book of confession, realization,
and hope. While I am not ready to land
my helicopter quite yet—I’m ready to save the engine and give it a few breaks every
now and then. Momaholic is motivational and therapeutic in its own right for
mothers struggling to be everything to everyone every minute.
I would encourage my readers to devote some mom-time to
Momaholic—even if the words “helicopter parents” are not in your vocabulary. Momaholic does not offer answers to dilemmas
facing working parents. It does,
however, remind moms that perfection has a lot to do with perception.
Disclaimer: I was provided
a complimentary copy of this book for review purposes through BookSneeze. I was not asked to provide a positive review—just
an honest one. As always, my opinions
are my own and are not influenced by the publisher or group offering the
review.
3 Comments
What a wonderful recommendation for parents! Too often we try to do it all and burn ourselves out while doing so. Another terrific one along the same vein is Full Cup, Thirsty Spirit by Karen Horneffer-Ginter, PhD. I am about half-way through it and find it very insightful and uplifting. I'll be reviewing it soon on my blog, My Bookshelf.
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking this in. I know a lot of people who will be interested in this book. Cheers
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