Mother, Can You Not?, Kate Siegel
Mother, Can You Not?, Kate Siegel
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Mother, Can You Not?

Author: Kate Siegel

Narrator: Kate Siegel, Kim Friedman

Unabridged: 3 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/05/2016


Synopsis

Based on the wildly popular Instagram account @CrazyJewishMom, Kate Siegel's essay collection about life with the woman who redefined the term "helicopter mom."
 
There is nothing more wonderful than a mother’s love. There is also nothing more annoying. Who else can proudly insist that you’re perfect while simultaneously making you question every career, fashion, and relationship decision you have ever made?
 
No one understands the delicate mother-daughter dynamic better than Kate Siegel—her own mother drove her so crazy that she decided to broadcast their hilarious conversations on Instagram. Soon, hundreds of thousands of people were following their daily text exchanges, eager to see what outrageous thing Kate’s mom would do next. Now, in Mother, Can You NOT?, Kate pays tribute to the woman who invented the concept of drone parenting. 

From embarrassing moments (like crashing Kate's gynecological exams) to outrageous stories (like the time she made Kate steal a cat from the pound) to hilarious celebrations (including but not limited to parties for Kate's menstrual cycles), Mother, Can you NOT? lovingly lampoons the lengths to which our mothers will go to better our lives (even if it feels like they’re ruining them in the process).

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda

OhMyGawd. I'm so sorry for every complaint I ever said about my mother. Every angsty teen moment I had pales in comparison to what Kate Friedman-Siegel went through. Her mother (Kim) took the phrase If you're going to commit to something, you better do whatever it takes to make it happen. so lit......more

Goodreads review by Emma

I would rather read a book written by her mom!......more

This book was suggested to me from Goodreads because I read the book One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories by B.J. Novak. Here is my review of that book: [URL not allowed] This book was a fast, short book in the comedy section. I love listening to this style while driving.......more


Quotes

"[I]nsanely funny...it is entirely worth the read" —New York Observer