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Jessi Klein

I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood

I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood

3 people recommend this

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  • Julianna Strickland
    Julianna StricklandFirst to rec

    “If you have kids or are thinking about having kids, this is essential reading.”

  • Wynne
    Wynne

    “I found this book to be hilarious and delightful. I have now read it twice. I am not a parent so can’t speak exactly to how true it is to the experience of being a mom, but the book feels very raw/vulnerable. I feel like she talked about parts of motherhood that I don’t always see discussed (the tedium of it, the experience of explaining terrible things to tiny humans). It’s great on audio!!”

    102
  • Brenna Theresa
    Brenna Theresa

    “I always recommend this to new moms.”

    1

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