Anyway, now that I'm home and I wonder, "Who am I?" I want to read all of the books that women read and have read. So my Christmas list was filled with stuff I'm almost embarrassed to admit I haven't read yet…probably because I'm too busy chasing after my two-year-old. They are:
- The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan
- Mother Shock by Andrea J. Buchanan
- The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars by Miriam Peskowitz
- America's Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines by Gail Collins
I hope to finish reading these by the time Toddler in Chief goes to kindergarten. Do you have any other must-reads for identity-struggling parents?
The Price of Motherhood
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For humor--Life Among the Savages by Shirley Jackson
Mommy Guilt
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I will be adding all of these to my Amazon wish list. Thanks!
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ReplyDeleteThe same thing happened to me - I didn't realize I was a feminist until I became a mother.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoy Anna Quindlen's writing on parenting and other topics (I agree with her politics though) and there are a few books of her columns available. And to go a bit further back, Erma Bombeck.
Also, The Mommy Myth is one of my favorite mothering-related books.
Ah, I was going to suggest "The Mommy Myth" but I see someone else beat me to it.
ReplyDeleteYou might also enjoy the essays & articles on MMO here: http://www.mothersmovement.org/ - they have a lengthy list of books there (enough to keep you busy until your kid is in high school!); and also at Mothers & More: http://www.mothersandmore.org/Advocacy/reading.shtml
It's short on angst but long on the joys of mothering -- I just read Ten Circles Upon the Pond and loved it.
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