Rage Against the Minivan: Learning to Parent Without Perfection

A smart, subversively funny personal memoir that advocates for resisting the superficial expectations of motherhood and challenges the idea that there's a "right" way to raise kids "Kristen is one of the clearest, wisest, smartest voices in our culture."--Jen Hatmaker, New York Times bestselling author of For the Love and Of Mess and MoxieIn Rage Against the Minivan, blogger, podcaster & licensed marriage & family therapist-Kristen Howerton lends solidarity to those who love their kids like crazy but feel like parenting is making them crazy too. With her signature blend of vulnerability, sarcasm & insight, Howerton shares her unexpected journey from infertility to adoption to pregnancy to divorce to dealing with the shock and awe of raising teens. This book is for * the parent who had it totally figured out before they had kids *the parent who said "I will never . . ." and now they have *the parent who needs a time-out & a nap as badly as their child does *the parent who looks like they have it all together but feels like a hot mess on the inside *the parent who looks like a hot mess on the outside too *the parent who asks Am I good enough? Doing enough? Doing it right? Recounting her successes, trials, mishaps, and hard-won wisdom as a parent of 4 kids--both white and black Poignant and relatable, Rage Against the Minivan is a permission slip to allow yourself to be a "good enough" parent, learning how to love your kids well while letting yourself off the hook