Sleep Is for the Weak: The Best of the Mommybloggers Including Amalah, Finslippy, Fussy, Woulda Coulda Shoulda, Mom-101, and More! by Rita Arens (Editor), Stacy Morrison (Foreword by)

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Each month, more than half a million readers turn to the 25 mommyblogs featured in this collection for advice and a sense of camaraderie, and this anthology brings together their best and brightest essays, ranging in style from snort-Diet-Coke-out-the-nose funny to poignant and bittersweet. Written to be read during the mind-bogglingly short breaks parents get during their busy days, these pieces will help moms find solace in a wide range of viewpoints and issues not often discussed in mainstream magazines and other parenting books. From dealing with rage to negotiating sleeping arrangements to the frustration and joy of parenting a special needs child, this is the perfect read for the hip but harried mother that says "you are still you."

City Parent

An incredibly entertaining book that aptly describes the joys, trials, tribulations and downright fun of being a parent.

Scholastic Parent & Child

[A] sparkling collection of essays.

The Mom Salon

Exceptionally talented writers who have the innate ability to string words together into powerful posts that deeply resonate with their legions of loyal readers.

kidsLA

Will help parents find solace.

There are endless examples of the quick wit and empathy of the writers in this anthology. It's a fast and entertaining read . . . But it's also the much-loved, well-worn book that many moms will come back to over and over for the support and cameraderie

The Bump (from the Knot)

A blend of insightful and downright hilarious tales from the ladies who've lived them.

Mamaspeaks.com

This compilation of essays . . . run the gamut from hilarity to heartbreak, woe to wonderment, and will have you laughing and crying as if they were stories of you.

Some amazingly good writing.

The Star-Ledger [Newark]

A compendium of stellar mom bloggers . . . There's wit. There's wisdom. But none of it's conventional . . . When it comes to modern parenting, few writers are more entertaining than these moms.

WorkingMother.com (WM Recommends)

Funny, often poignant online journaling entries . . . Will remind you how many moms share your challenges, triumphs, chaos and joy.

squeekystroller.com

These pieces will help moms find solace in a wide range of viewpoints and issues not often discussed in mainstream magazines and other parenting books.

A clever, funny, touching and humbling book.

coolmompicks.com

Sheds light on motherhood intuitively, hilariously, poignantly . . . won't gather dust on your shelf.

themomspeak.com

Humorous and heart-wrenching.

McClatchy-Tribune + kansas.com

Worth checking out.

Wonderful. . . buy it. Read it. Feel better.

blushmom.com

Honest, heartfelt. . .will definitely make you laugh.

syracuse.com

I just couldn't put [it] down. . .a really fun book. . .very funny.

What People Are Saying

Christie Mellor
A lively compilation of honest, funny, real-life writing. Parents will find reassurance, heart, and a lot of humor in this collection. A very entertaining read! (Christie Mellor, author, The Three-Martini Playdate, The Three-Martini Family Vacation, and Were You Raised by Wolves?)

Devra Renner
Don't spend another night awake without these intelligent and funny-as-hell moms by your side. (Devra Renner and Aviva Pflock, authors, Mommy Guilt)

Amy Keroes
From the foreword to the final essay, this is a collection of some of the best writing out there on the topic of modern motherhood. (Amy Keroes, founder & CEO, mommytrackd)

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