All Joy and No Fun

In 1957, new moms were complaining about loss of sleep, chronic tiredness or exhaustion, extensive confinement to the home and the resulting curtailment of their social contacts.  Add to that, giving up the satisfaction and the income of outside employment, additional washing and ironing, and the guilt at not being a better mother.  These are still common complaints of moms today.

Author and New York Magazine contributing editor, Jennifer Senior talks about all of this in her new book, All Joy and No Fun. 

Jennifer says the book is for parents to get a better understanding of themselves and be easier on themselves rather than to help them deal with their kids.  You can hear Jennifer speak at the Hennepin Central Library in Minneapolis at 7 PM, February 18^th, as part of their “Talk of the Stacks” series.  Click here for more information

Check out a short video clip: http://twincitieslive.com/article/stories/s3329993.shtml?cat=10698