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Please Tell Me I'm On Mute (2012)

by Romi Brenner(Favorite Author)

3.34 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0979874912 (ISBN13: 9780979874918)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Jodi Neelin

review 1: Please Tell Me I’m on Mute by Romi Brenner is a series of laugh-out loud essays about marriage and parenthood. The book opens with Ms. Brenner trying to participate in an office meeting by phone, while two-year-old Mia drags chairs across her mother’s room, sings nursery rhymes, and announces with great joy at the top of her voice that she just went poo all by herself. Soon Mr. Brenner goes on to explain why driving into a zoo parking lot with a three-year-old is a binding contract to visit, even if there is no parking space in sight; the difficulties of persuading Mia to give up her beloved binky; and the lesson Mia learns from dropping a terra cota worm in the hardware store before it’s paid for. There are also essays on the joys and tribulations of marriage... more, including trying to buy a couch that will fit five-foot Ms. Brenner and her six-foot husband and the difficulty of managing two careers. The most touching essay is about the birth of the Brenners’ second child, and the anxious days waiting to know if Baby Alex would recover from TTN, transient tachypnea of the newborn. Ms. Brenner writes lovely, descriptive prose throughout the book, but her descriptions of the baby’s ordeal and that of herself and her husband are particularly poignant. Although the topics of parenthood, marriage, and life as a working mother are not new, Ms. Brenner’s humor and deeper reflections on lessons learned make her book fresh and interesting. Please Tell Me I’m on Mute a fast, run, and heartwarming read.
review 2: Are you ready for a good belly-laugh? This book is a must-read for anybody who has children! From touching to cute, from amusing to hilarious, Romi deftly describes the everyday life of a working mother. While she self-published this, it is reminiscent of the late and great Erma Bombeck, but with Romi's own flair and style. One chapter describes the challenge of preparing to leave one's house with a baby in tow, and it had me in tears I was laughing so hard!I highly recommend this book to all parents, and if you need a copy let me know! less

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