Mothers Who Think: Tales Of Real-
life Parenthood by Camille Peri
Excellent
This book should come as manna to moms: a multitude of small, wry
voices reminding them theyre not alone. Mothers Who Think is a
collection of pieces from the Salon magazine column of the same name.
The column (and the book) has no fixed perspective, no set goal, no
political agenda--just a bunch of women writers mouthing off about
changing diapers. Okay, more than just diapers. Theres Rahna Reiko
Rizzuto on her gruesome labor (the mucus plug ... fell out of my
underwear and onto my husbands shoe); hipMama editor Ariel Gore on
family court (I learned that two professionals on a case are usually worse
than none. That three can be dangerous); Susan Straight on being a
single mom and taking care of everything yourself (I just wish I didnt look
so bad doing it); and Elizabeth Rapoport on being a married mom and
taking care of everything yourself (I must confess Im a little jaded by these
sociological pissing contests. Just wake me when the dads are doing 50
percent. Period). A couple of dozen others chime in as well, notably
novelist Anne Lamott, New York Times reporter Alex Witchel, and sexpert

Susie Bright. Editors Camille Peri and Kate Moses have created a chorus
with range: this is not a stream of white, privileged voices interrupted only
occasionally by news from the underclass, news from women of color, or
news from sexual minorities. If anything, the book is too focused on a wide
variety of very personal stories--one often wishes for the gesture of
expansion, the linking of the personal to the cultural. Still, thats a small
gripe to have with a book that takes us into the brainier, funnier kitchens of
motherhood all over America.
Personal Review: Mothers Who Think: Tales Of Real-life
Parenthood by Camille Peri
I had heard about this book for years before I read it. What held me back
was the title---I pictured this being a book about not just mothers who think,
but mothers who think MORE THAN REGULAR MOTHERS---you know
the kind of book. One with essays by mothers who think they are more
devoted, more in tune, more able to work and care for their kids at one
time..etc. That wasn't what this was at all. It is a collection of extremely
well done essays about all aspects of parenting. In my opinion, the best
here is On Not Having a Daughter, by Jayne Anne Phillips---about a child
not born--I'll remember this writing always. You'll Get Used to It is another
great one, about the tough seperation from your child and how you
someday do miss how hard it is for them to leave! The Line is White and It
is Narrow tells of a boy on the autistic spectrum with a love for soccer, and
how his mother helps him make his dreams come true. I could go on and
on...lots of terrific writing here. The weakest pieces in my opinion are the
few short humor pieces about everything going wrong during childbirth---
they are a little too slapstick for me, but they aren't that bad! Highly
recommended collection about a topic that doesn't really get that much
good writing---the thoughts and ideas of mothering.
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