I LOVE YOU, MOM,
BUT i’M GOING SWIMMING
RIGHT AFTER LUNCH
Mother
Knows Best?
The
Truth About Mom’s Well-Meaning
(But
Not Always Accurate) Advice
By
Sue Castle
Ever wonder if not making your bed
actually will make monsters move in underneath them? If you go in the
pool just after eating, will you really get a cramp and drown? Mother
Knows Best? The Truth About Mom’s Well-Meaning (But Not Always Accurate) Advice
(Skyhorse Publishing, April 2012) is a must-have handbook
bursting with hilarious facts and fiction as we put mothers’ wisdom to the
test. This book will have you laughing and crying as you questioning some
of the commonly accepted notions you’ve been practicing for years … and your
mother’s intelligence. Author Sue Castle takes some of mom’s most
infamous pieces of advice and puts them to the test, including:
·
Will a glass of warm milk
help you sleep?
·
Is chicken soup really the
best cure for the common cold?
·
Does turning a light off
for a few minutes use more energy than it saves?
·
If you pick up a baby every
time she cries will she become spoiled?
·
If you cross your eyes, do
they get stuck that way?
·
Are brown eggs healthier
than white eggs?
·
And much more!
Mother Knows Best?—The perfect gift for every kind-hearted,
lie-spewing lady in your life—will entertain and amuse as it
informs, offering not only the real basis in fact but also the origin and
purpose of Mom’s sometimes dubious counsel!
About the Authors
Sue Castle is a writer,
television producer, and a mother. She lives in New York City.
The 411 by Maria:
So funny! There were so many things that I thought really people think this?
There were so many things that I found especially interesting. Did you know a ring around the moon means rain? I had no idea.
Basically the book takes a statement, gives you the answer in small italics than a reason why. This is a perfect companion to anyone who loves these age old wisdom anecdotes that many of us have been hearing forever, chews them up and spits them out.
You may actually find yourself rolling your eyes and just having to call your mom or grandma to tell them how wrong they are....
Like:
If you get stung once, the second time will not be worse! Hello grandpa..this is so not true but thanks for scaring the bejesus out of me.
If you have heartburn while pregnant the baby will have hair. Yes...my friends have been saying this for years to each other. I knew it was a much of caca!
Don't pick a baby up every time it cries, it is good for their lungs to cry! umm...yup...I tell my friends all the time to pick up those crying babies. Oh and another thing YOU CAN NEVER SPOIL A BABY BY PICKING IT UP. Spoil it how? In three years they won't want to be picked up and you will be longing for the days when all they wanted to do was lie on you or be held. PICK THEM UP FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN (BTW..not in the book about the picking up, just my own public service announcement.)
Great gift for soon to be moms or anyone who loves to read! Funny, straightforward and you can finally set the record straight on those sayings you have undoubtedly been hearing forever.
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