Book Review: Who's Your Mama

Want to read a book about mothering that focuses on "real" mothers? Mother's who don't fall into the stereotypical big house with a white picket fence category?

Who's Your Mama: The Unsung Voices of Women and Mothers provides refreshingly raw and real accounts of women who face obstacles while in the process of becoming a mother, or in the journey of motherhood itself. Each of the stories lets the reader in on the author's most intimate beliefs, wishes, and realities as they explore motherhood while facing obstacles not described in other mothering books. Instead of focusing on the affluent married women that dominate other mothering books, Who's Your Mama lets readers relate to what the majority of women are facing today in our racially and economically diverse society. The author even includes stories of women who choose to be childless, in order for others to understand their choices and the obstacles that they face in a society that assumes all women want to give birth.

Many stories in this book made me cry and laugh, and I often found myself nodding my head in agreement. I highly recommend this book to anyone who wants a dose of "real" mothering in today's world. Best of all, the book is divided into short stories, which is great for mothers, as we all know its hard to find the time to sit down and read a great novel in one sitting while our children are clamoring for attention! Bring it to your child's gym class, or read it while sitting next to the tub during "bath time". I promise you, it is well worth the read!

Book Review: Who's Your Mama