Just Let Me Lie Down

by Kristin van Ogtrop

Book Overview

Kristin van Ogtrop knows she's lucky-fulfilling career, great husband, three healthy kids, and, depending on the hamster count, an impressive roster of pets. You could also say she's half-insane, but name one working mom who isn't.

Using stories and insights from her own life, van Ogtrop offers a lexicon for working moms everywhere. Terms and concepts illustrate the highs (kids who know where their soccer cleats are, coworkers who don't hit...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316068292
• ISBN13: 9780316068291
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Engaging!

Read either cover-to-cover, or in snippets, Just Let Me Lie Down is a mom's eye view that tells the untold side of motherhood. No, things don't always work out perfectly. Yes, sometimes you linger a little longer at the office, because at least there, you won't be forced to mediate three screaming kidfights while trying to get dinner cooked, while the dog is howling to get out the door. Although not a mother myself (being male, and voluntarily child free), I still found plenty in this book to read, and enjoy. The book is laid out in alphabetical order, but doesn't really read like a dictionary or encyclopaedia. Instead, it's a series of vignettes interlaced with each other. I'd compare it to having a tasting menu versus going the whole nine and a large meal. Just think of it like a blog you can read on the subway. Definitely good for when you want to get into a book, but don't really have the full time and attention span for major plot points or characters.