R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed on 9/24/2021 + 1452 more book reviews

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This is an entertaining read about a young woman who was an alcoholic, drug addict, bulimic, jailbird, and an all around troubled soul. The woman is the author. She discussed her life experiences both past and recent. I laughed when I read many of her tales. Among them were those about cooking (she couldn't), laundry (washing yes but drying clothing a week later and wondering why the clothes smelled funny?) and interactions with her ever-understanding husband (read the book for those). I empathized with her when they tried to adopt a child. Each time her past caught up with her. Because of that past, their applications would get all the way to the last step and be denied both in the US and in other countries.

The author tells readers all about her life, both the good and the bad. No, I haven't read her blog but many readers do. She assures us it's ok to be normal. To want to be alone - away from one's child, being a parent and a wife are sometimes hard. One just needs to get through those times and move on. dren, husband and friends. And, it's all right to revel in those special times with them. For women dealing with seeminly unsolvable life problems, I think this book might be comforting, encouraging and inspiring.

It's a brutally honest read about how an individual can recover and resume a more normal life. When the author became pregnant she just quit drinking, doing drugs and barfing up food. She found and sought help from others. Knowing each day would be a struggle, she persevered until life became better and she found herself living far differently. Living is sometimes hard, being a parent and a wife are sometimes hard. One just needs to get through those times and move on.

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