The Mom Files

A cast of characters that includes one harried mother, an angst ridden tween embarrassed by her family's antics, a middle child who may be an evil genius in training, and an almost feral boychild provide endless material for this collection of essays about the hilarious moments you have when raising children. You'll laugh til you cry reading about the family cat's collection of mouse skeletons, how to survive your middle child yelling, "Lesbian!" in front of your church pastor, and the medicinal qualities of a magic meatloaf. Jenn definitely has her hands full with this bunch, and most days wants to lock herself in the closet with a box of Franzia, but at the end of the day she wouldn't trade her kids' hijinks for anything else in the world.