This book was my gift to me for Mother’s Day and I actually read it in bed while drinking coffee on my day. This book is so funny and will make you feel like you are in good company when you do some things that perhaps you really don’t want anyone to find out about. The book was actually derived from the website which is a place where mom’s can come and be anonymous and share their feeling about motherhood and coping with the day to day issues. These are real moms and real situations and you just can so appreciate what they are talking about and sometimes could swear these were your own words. The author is the same woman who created the website and she just wanted a judgment free zone for moms to be able to share. You will laugh, maybe cry, and definitely nod your head in agreement. It just lets you know as a mom that we are not perfect and are just doing the best we can. Here are a few of the confessions –

“It’s been one of those days. I just ate a full pint of Haagen-Dazs and when my three year old asked me what I was eating, I told her it was special medicine for mommies because I didn’t want to share”

“Sometime I lock myself in the bathroom”

One story was from a mom whose little boy threw up I the middle of the night and she was so tired she secretly hoped the dog would lick it up. I know gross, but honest?

You can check out the actual website at www.truemomconfessions.com

The book was just cute and I literally finished it in an hour because really, how much more time could I really get to myself anyway?
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The story starts out in a woman’s  labor camp in Siberia in 1933. These women are practically worked to death and starved to death and it is unbelievable to read about not only what they go through but how they endure it each and every day, month after month and year after year. Two women, Anna and Sofia become each other saviors and best friends. Anna tells Sofia these wonderful stories of her childhood and growing up living the charmed life. She also shares stories of her Vasily, her true love. These stories are what gives Sofia the will to escape and bring Anna and her childhood love together again by saving Anna from near death in the camp. I loved this book and it has some interesting unexpected twists and turns. These are very difficult times in Russia and poverty and fear are everywhere but there is also a beautiful love story that will melt your heart in the midst of all the ugliness.
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