The Mommy Mafia The Urban Dictionary of Mothers [Hardcover]

At last, here’s a confronting yet humorous look at Mom stereotypes. Think you’re not a cliché? Think again!The Mommy Mafiais a walk-through guide to every conceivable Mom type, with each parenting style brutally revealed. Author LJ Charleston has createdThe Mommy Mafiaas a primer to personality profiling for Moms. We all know a Boot Camp Mom, but recognizing you are one is part of the fun of taking a light look at the toughest job in the world – being a Mom.

Olympic, Germ Phobic, Chardonnay, Runaway, Lazy, Wikipedia, or Afraid of the Sun Mom—which mother are you?

The Mommy Mafiawill make you:

1. laugh and enjoy
2. gain fresh understanding
3. change your perspective of other mothers
4. make changes in your own mothering

BecauseThe Mommy Mafiawill:

1. poke fun at the mothering types
2. educate women about the different mothering types
3. reveal some of the reasons behind mothers’ behavior
4. allow mothers to recognize their own traits—good and bad—and perhaps set about “fixing” negative behavior

LJ Charleston is an award-winning Australian journalist and writer. A former news anchor, newspaper columnist, radio presenter, and mother of three boys, she’s the author of the popular blog The Mommy Mafia (www.themommymafiabook.blogspot.com) the novelLight Sweet Crude, picture bookI Will Love You Untiland true crime bookCrazy Lady Criminals. Her short stories have been published in several anthologies includingSome Girls Do…My Life as a Teenager, Your Mother Would Be Proud, What Is Mother Love?andWhat I Wish I Knew About Motherhood. LJ completed her Master of Arts thesis just five days before giving birth to her twins. She’s also been a catwalk model, a radio show host, and a TV reporter whose specialty in Hong Kong was reporting live from the scene of typhoons – bl£Ý