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Some Day You'll Thank Me For This: The Official Southern Ladies' Guide To Being A "Perfect" Mother (2008)

by Gayden Metcalfe(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1401302963 (ISBN13: 9781401302962)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Hachette Books

review 1: This is more of a cookbook than a reference book, so I can't help but to give it one less star, because I was expecting more of a description (As snarky as it might be) of Southern Mothers. And it is a good book, but not worth 4 stars, so I gave it 3. Now, I certainly can't wait to try some of these recipes... I just wish there was more backstory to them. A very, very, VERY light read, consisting mostly of ingredient lists.
review 2: This book is somewhat amusing but so redundant and frustrating that I almost didn't finish. My major complaint is that it's so insular and non-representative of Southern womanhood. You'd never know it from this book, but Southern women do more than join the garden club and count Daddy's or hubby's money. Being a lady in any cult... moreure has little, if anything, to do with having money. The author says so herself near the end of the book, but the overall tone implies exactly the opposite.In addition, while some of the author's descriptions are right on target (i.e., saying something is "cute" is just as likely to mean that it's the most hideous thing you've ever seen as meaning that it is, in fact, cute), many of her "rules" are hopelessly dated (such as sending your daughter to college primarily to find a husband) and/or never applied to any except the wealthy (it is possible, after all, to be a Southern lady without having a rich daddy, being a member of a sorority, marrying someone not of old money, and not knowing one style of silver from another).My conclusion: an unsatisfying read that irritates more than entertains. less

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