'Momfluenced' Review: New Book Cuts Through The Mommy Blogger Noise
glamour.comare successful at selling me on something I already have: motherhood. As I weigh my desire for another child against my desperate need for a retreat from the deafening noise and unsustainably frantic pace of my current life as a working mom, I find myself compulsively scrolling through these visions of other moms’ lives.
I’m fascinated by the perfect balance they seem to have struck, the ease they project, and the endless time and resources they seem to enjoy for social and creative pursuits.
Meanwhile, my own child sleeps in brief and unpredictable spurts, my work buries me under piles of unfinished tasks and unanswered emails, and my house is a chaotic mess.Why can’t I stop my thumb from driving through these perfect virtual neighborhoods, in which I will always be a tourist and never a resident?
Why can’t I put my phone down and turn my focus to my own beautiful but cluttered life?Enter Sara Petersen’s nonfiction debut, , to explain.
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