Who would have thought that moms could be so funny? About a year before the book of essays, See Mom Run, was published, I attended a night at a comedy club, in which many of the moms performed their essays. I knew that these women were great writers, but completed underestimated just how funny their readings would be. Either the material was so hilarious or we have some extremely talented moms that should be comedians, because I, along with everyone else in attendance, was rolling with laughter.

I could relate to so many of the essays in See Mom Run, edited by Beth Feldman, which only adds to the humor. Whether the authors were writing about giving birth, dealing with infants, toddlers or teens, I've been there.

I completely understood Beth Feldman's surprise at the difference in giving birth to each of her two kids. I laughed when I read about Ciaran Blumenfeld's potty training troubles, as only someone who has been there can. What mom hasn't had to deal with leftover pregnancy weight, sometimes for years, as Tracy Beckerman writes about.

Did you ever have to make a business call and had nobody to watch your kids. I have, although my stories are not nearly as funny as Issa M. Mas doing an interview while her son was screaming Fire Truck, with some of the letters mixed up. I completely understand the adjustment moms go through when adding a second child into the family, and how difficult it is to just take a shower, as Vanessa Druckman found out.

How many perfect moms have accidentally locked their kids in the car and completely panicked? What about getting pulled over by a cop while driving with your kids in the car. Even events like these can be funny when looked back at years later.

When I read how Jeanne Muchnick,'s daughter changed from an angelic kid to a "monosyllabic" 16 year old that doesn't listen to her mom's advice, I actually felt great knowing that it happens to almost everyone. And I understood the heartbreak that moms feel when dropping their first kid off at college, like Janie Lam Meyers.

I would recommend See Mom Run to any mom, of any age. I don't remember ever reading so many laugh out loud essays that I could also relate to. Erma Bombeck has nothing on the women included in this book.
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