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If it's not one thing, it's your mother, Julia Sweeney

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If it's not one thing, it's your mother, Julia Sweeney

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eng

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If it's not one thing, it's your mother

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Julia Sweeney

Summary

Saturday Night Live veteran Julia Sweeney's endearing series of true tales from parenthood's front lines is a funny, smart tour de force that reads like a conversation with your best friend. In these candidly witty and poignant essays, comedienne and writer Julia Sweeney muses on the complex blessings of motherhood: deciding to adopt her daughter, a Chinese girl named Mulan ("After the movie?"); nannies (including the Chinese Pat); being adopted by a dog; and meeting Mr. Right through an email from a complete stranger who wrote, "Desperately Seeking Sweeney-in-Law." She recounts how she explained the facts of life to nine-year-old Mulan, a story that became a wildly popular TED talk and YouTube video. But no matter what the topic, Julia always writes with elegant precision, pinning her jokes with razor-sharp observations while articulating feelings that we all share

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adult

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