![]() She has, as the saying goes "Pissed in her own coffee." At times she feels the same way all pregnant women must feel for at least some of their pregnancy, but it seems like she takes greater offense at some of the things her family and friends say and do than she should. ![]() Yes, she's lonely and miserable, but as time passes she realizes just why. While this book is touted as a memoir of the time she was pregnant and after giving birth, it's also a journey of self discovery. ![]() Nine months of slowly coming to think the birds have it right just laying eggs. And unlike many books/stories that are out there about the joys of pregnancy, and the "glorious" lives those women have during it, here we see it for what it really is. Andrea doesn't hold back, sometimes being graphic in details about what's involved from walking in to be artificially inseminated to actually giving birth. Like many other women today, she's doing it on her own and we read about all that's involved in doing it solo. ![]() In this book, we read about Andrea Askowitz's journey to motherhood. While I try my best to not be sexist, the fact that I'm male is going to influence how I think and react to some things in life. ![]() To start, for the random passerby who doesn't know me, I'm going to state that I am male. ![]()
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