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"Freaking hilarious. This is the novel moms have been waiting for."—Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened

"Perfect for readers looking for a funny, realistic look at motherhood."—Booklist (starred review)

From the creator of The Honest Toddler comes a fiction debut sure to be a must-read for moms everywhere

There are good moms and bad moms—and then there are hot-mess moms. Introducing Ashley Keller, career girl turned stay-at-home mom who's trying to navigate the world of Pinterest-perfect, Facebook-fantastic and Instagram-impressive mommies but failing miserably.

When Ashley gets the opportunity to participate in the Motherhood Better boot camp run by the mommy-blog-empire maven she idolizes, she jumps at the chance to become the perfect mom she's always wanted to be. But will she fly high or flop?

With her razor-sharp wit and knack for finding the funny in everything, Bunmi Laditan creates a character as flawed and lovable as Bridget Jones or Becky Bloomwood while hilariously lambasting the societal pressures placed upon every new mother. At its heart, Ashley's story reminds moms that there's no way to be perfect, but many ways to be great.
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"Freaking hilarious. This is the novel moms have been waiting for."-Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Let's Pretend This Never Happened

"Readers will fall in love with Ashley and all of her flaws quicker than they can click like on an Instagram pic. Perfect for readers looking for a funny, realistic look at motherhood."-Booklist (starred review)

"Satirizing the unrealistic expectations that society places on mothers to be one and all, Laditan hits the high mark for hilarity and humanity...a comic gift, giving readers a hilarious send-up of mommy culture in today's world."-Publishers Weekly

"Bunmi Laditan is that rare author who perfectly captures the gooey mess of panic, hilarity and love that is the essence motherhood. An honest, brilliantly funny novel about being good enough, Confessions of a Domestic Failure will make you cry with laughter and want Ashley for your best friend. The funniest novel I've read this year."-Kristan Higgins, New York Times bestselling author

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Bunmi Laditan is an award-winning, Webby-nominated writer from California who lives in Quebec, Canada, with her family. She's contributed to the New York Times, Parenting Magazine and The Huffington Post, and is best known for the satirical Twitter account Honest Toddler.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MIRA; Original edition (May 2, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0778330680
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0778330684
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 0.85 x 7.99 inches
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Bunmi Laditan is a regular contributor to Parenting.com, Mothering.com, iVillage.com, and The Huffington Post, and has appeared on "Good Morning America" and "CBS Sunday Morning." She lives with her family outside of Montreal.

She is the humorist behind the social media phenomenon The Honest Toddler. Her debut novel, "Confessions of a Domestic Failure" quickly became a USA Today Bestseller. She has also written two books of poetry: Dear Mother: Poems for the Hot Mess of Motherhood, and her newest, "Dear God: Honest Prayers to a God who Listens.

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3 words. THANK YOU BUNMI
Fair warning, I haven't finished. I didn't need to. I love reading because it provides an escape. This on the other hand...this book reassured me that I'm not alone. If you aren't a mom, it won't make sense. I know because before I was a mom, I didn't appreciate the power coffee had. I didn't understand the real joy Target provided. I didn't understand what lonely was. I didn't understand that once this child was here things would NEVER be the same, you just get a quick reminder of how things were every once in a while. You know who gets it? BUNMI. Even if you can't fully relate to Ashley, you appreciate her struggle because her struggle is all of our struggle. I wasn't a former business woman turn stay at home mom but when we moved to a different state I was in a new world and now a stay at home mom. I get the "bread winning" husband comments and how utterly boring it can be staying at home entertaining a kid with NO end in sight. But then you get so lost in how amazing they are and how lucky you are and that gives you balance. We aren't alone. People get us. Those people just also happen to be hot mess moms like ourselves striving to be better for our kids whether it be through crazy pinterest projects or a walk to the coffee shop. Bunmi gets us. And thank God she was able to capture that in her book. Sorry, I'm rambling but....there's a reason this book is SOLD OUT ON AMAZON right now...*thank you Bunmi. Thank you for sharing your struggles, thank you for reassuring us we aren't alone. Because it does take a village and unfortunately these days...we could all be better rather than shoving organic, breastfed, essential oil bs advice down some other moms throat while we sit in our lularoe leggings while we wear our "YES wraps"
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Patricia P. Taylor
5.0 out of 5 stars A Funny, Completely Relatable Novel
Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2024
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Absolutely delightful. Read it on one sitting, stifling giggles along the way.
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Jennifer Davis
4.0 out of 5 stars this is a fun read, and it's more realistic in some ways ...
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2017
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Within the first few pages, I was laughing out loud. As the story progressed, though, a few things bothered me about the narrative and the plot that I couldn't quite shake. Overall, this is a fun read, and it's more realistic in some ways about becoming a first-time mom. There are definitely relatable moments.

Positive points: it's a quick read with plenty of humor. The characters (for the most part) sound like real people.
Negative points: the "perfect mom" Emily Walker is an idea more than a person. Perhaps this was intentional, but her characterization was so over the top that I found her a non-entity (and the end bits with her letting loose are totally out of left field, even though I wanted it to happen). The main character was also an idea (the bedraggled first-time mom), and I just had a hard time believing that anyone could be this disoriented 8 months after having a baby, especially since her only job (and I say this with real respect for SAHMs) was being a mom. Yes, it's a hard job, but no, it's not so hard that you skip showering for days on end while you blow your family's budget on craft supplies.

Essentially, there are several issues with the characterization of these women and with the reality of events. Sure, it's fiction, but the premise is so promising that I felt a bit let down by the end. The pacing is also off, but as I'm writing this I realize that may have been intentional as well. We get humdrum day-to-day, and somewhere around 2/3 of the way in, we're on a full spiral to the end with cash prizes and a dream job and the world's most supportive husband. What starts as a simple, real-life story of an overwhelmed mom turns into sheer fantasy by the end.

And as negative as this review is sounding, I did enjoy most of the book. I love Bunmi Laditan's musings on Facebook, and her wit/humor come across here, too. So I recommend the book since it's a quick and entertaining read.
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Laura
5.0 out of 5 stars I NEED a sequel!!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2017
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I read the entire book in 3 nights. I read 132 pages in about 3 1/2 hours the first night. Anyone who really knows me knows this is impressive 1) I usually don't read because 2) I read so slowly and have to reread the same pages over and over again and still can't remember what I read because of my dyslexia. I actually LOVE this book! I even remember what I read!! Night 2, I read another 127 pages in 3 hours. Night 3, I finished the last 70 pages in 2 hours. I'm actually sorry I finished it because there's nothing left to read in it. I can't wait til the sequel!

This book is SOOO relatable! I'd never heard of this author until someone shared a Facebook post of hers (reposted here)
"If you believe Kraft macaroni and cheese with hotdog pieces and a side of store-brand ketchup deserves a spot on the food pyramid, this book is for you.
If you shame eat your kid's dinner scraps while hunched over the open garbage like a foraging beast in $12 yoga pants, this book is for you.
If you can wash and dry laundry but know that putting it away is for losers, this book is for you.
If being around small children 24/7 has left you with the social skills of a serial killer, this book is for you.
If your car contains all four food groups, diapers in four sizes, enough rations to survive the apocalypse, Target bags you're waiting to smuggle into your home once your husband is distracted (I know you needed those tank tops/candles/ankle booties, trust me), $80 in small change, a blended family of possums, and 6lbs of Goldfish crumbs, this book is for you.
If you only make dinner to earn points toward ordering pizza, this book is for you.
If you found breastfeeding mostly annoying and feel like infants need to take responsibility for their own daily nourishment, this book is for you.
If you wear leggings so you don't have to face what size you are in regular pants now, this book is for you.
If all your friends live in your phone so you overshare with the UPS guy and now he knows about your struggle with hemorrhoids, this book is for you.
If your living room looks like a crack den sponsored by Toys R Us and Leap Frog, this book is for you.
If you Febreeze your entry way, pour bleach down the kitchen sink, and rearrange the dirty dishes 10 minutes before the love of your life gets home to make it smell like you accomplished things that day, this book is for you.
If you consider Netflix with the subtitles on homeschooling (because letters), this book is for you.
If you pin designer kid clothes but your children live in $4 Walmart shirts, this book is for you.
If you can't get your act together to save your life and motherhood has ruined your mind, body, sex life, and hair, your uniform is pajamas, and you live for bedtime but you'd run through white hot fire for your kids, this book is for you.
I wrote it from my tired, wine-soaked heart. Coming May 2, 2017. Preorder it and save yourself an errand. Thank you."

I laughed SO hard reading that that I knew I had to read it. I don't enjoy reading 99% of the time, but this...this I loved. The MIL, husband, child, everyone's better than everyone else on Facebook/Instagram...it's so true. Just what you expect to see from the "fakers" as I refer to them. No one is happy and perfect every single day. A lot of "fakers" only post the good stuff. My Facebook is full of REAL life. The good, bad, ugly, etc.
My absolute favorite part of the book was when she finally made friends, but I won't elaborate because I don't want to spoil it for you!
The only thing I didn't really relate to was that I have a special needs kid and unless you have one, you just don't know that everything is so much harder than hard.

I ordered her other 2 books right after finishing this one! And both are back-ordered, so clearly I'm not the only one!
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PrettyTeaSets
3.0 out of 5 stars Eh...entertaining but forgettable
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2017
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It is a nice beach read. It reminds me of the "Red Dress" publishing genre that got big after Bridget Jones' Diary exploded. I've read hundreds of these chick-lit books that are entertaining but forgettable. I follow Bunmi's blog and the book has her voice for sure: the main character is a well-meaning but messy mom; clumsy, lovable and goofy. There is a hint of depression, despair and a looming financial ruin looming - but like in any fairy tale it all ends up well, tied with a nice red bow. It is a good escapist book, a relaxing read with a few laughs sprinkled in, but one thing that annoyed me was how it all worked out so perfectly for the heroine. SPOILER: Don't we all wish we could get cash, free furniture, trip to LA all expenses paid, a tribe of best friends, a loving forgiving husband, a helpful mother in law and a new career just like that? As someone who is struggling with all the aspects of adulthood, this made me want to toss the book across the room and possibly even burn it (out of jealousy?). Bunmi has always been the person that describes life as it is, in it's most raw and honest. I felt betrayed by this book full of saccharine sweetness, motherhood stereotypes and entitlement. I know it's a novel, not an auto-biography. I know that "happy" sells. But I could not relate to this middle class elitist utopia in which a wife has enough credit on her credit card to charge thousands of dollars without her husband noticing. I know Bunmi has a passionate following that will defend every word she writes (thus all the 5 star reviews). I read her blog for entertainment too, but in between the humor and the sarcasm, there is always honesty there. I felt that this book wasn't honest. She most likely wanted it that way. She wanted to write an escapist book to make her feel better about the tough choices we all have to make in life. She is a comedic writer after all. But I couldn't help but being disappointed. Maybe I hyped it up too much in my mind.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible, desmotiva y entristece. Hay que ayudar a las madres a motivarse
Reviewed in Mexico on August 27, 2019
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Horrible de verdad me dio ansiedad !!! No quería seguir leyendo, le di mil oportunidades.
Tiene cosas chistosas y cosas reales sobre la vida de madre pero realmente es deprimente!!!!! La protagonista fracasa en toodooo absolutamente todo y todo lo hace mal. Muy triste, pura queja, puras excusas de que no se baña por ser mamá, que está sucia siempre, su cabello es un desastre y usa la misma ropa 3 días seguidos por ser mamá. Cuando todos sabemos que es por que no se quiere hacer, cuando se quiere uno lo logra, me refiero a estas simples cosas como bañarse y ponerse ropa limpia. Incluso llega a decir que siempre huele a yogurt de lo asquerosa mente sucia que está!!!! Perdón pero eso no es la maternidad, es la cerdez.
No puedes excusar todo a ser mamá y que te siga valiendo y seguir haciendo lo mismo. Cuando sabemos qué hay mamás que a pesar de todo tratan de hecharle ganas.Està en uno, pero es más fácil hechar culpas.
De verdad yo también soy madre y hacía malabares por cuidarme, me metía a bañar en dos minutos, si usaba ropa limpia etc había días terriblemente difíciles pero seguía adelante y no me excusaba.
Es obvio que la maternidad nos cambia en absolutamente todos los sentidos!!!! Todas los sabemos y lo que más necesitamos es que nos pongan para arriba,que nos motiven, que nos digan que es posible ser mamá y quererse y cuidarse. SI NO ESTAMOS BIEN COMO personas, no estamos para nada ni nadie.Me dejó un sentimiento terrible este libro.
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April L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond hilarious
Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2018
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Bought this book to read on my vacation and found myself laughing constantly! My husband was curious as to what was so funny so he read it after I was done and found it quite amusing as well. It's also a real page-turner and he read the whole thing in less than 24 hours. I think it took me only a few days. Such a great beach read and I can't wait to buy more books by the same author for my next vacation (I never have time to read at home)! I liked that the author made the story hilarious without using a lot of bad language. Would highly recommend and can't wait for her next release!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely loved it. Maybe partly because I’m in a similar ...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 22, 2017
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I don’t normally write reviews on anything but after just finishing this book I felt compelled to!

Absolutely loved it. Maybe partly because I’m in a similar situation as a first time mum to a ten month old but also because I found it hilarious and relatable and it kept me interested from start to finish. Trying to talk my other half into reading this as it can explain how I’m feeling better than I ever could!

Fingers crossed for a part two!!
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carly70
5.0 out of 5 stars a good laugh
Reviewed in Germany on May 23, 2017
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hilarious, very funny and - even though sometimes a bit exaggerated - very close to the daily life of a stay-home mum. absolutely to recommend as a carefree read.
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BiMo
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on June 4, 2017
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Brilliantly Funny Read!! I could relate to so many situations in the book!
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