SHITTY MOM

SH*TTY MOM is a comedic-yet-authentically-useful title for *real moms* (or mums) who have to take shortcuts in order to make mothering work.

In the US, we describe it as THE WORST CASE SCENARIO HANDBOOK for the GO THE F*CK TO SLEEP PARENT, something the character of Samantha in Jane Green's BABYVILLE would definitely appreciate. SH*TTY MOM provides helpful instruction for the real problems faced by mums, including: - You're exhausted and need a break how do you pass the baby over to someone else when you know his nappy is full? - How do you sneak into an employees-only toilet when potty training? - You were really counting on an afternoon to get your errands done how do you drop off your daughter for a playdate when you know she has a cold? These urgent matters and dozens of others are handled with good humor and a healthy dose of reality by the authors of SH*TTY MOM. Alicia Ybarbo is a four-time Emmy award-winning producer. She's worked at NBC Sports, ABC's The View with Barbara Walters, and has been a producer at NBC's Today Show for over ten years. She is also the co-author of Today's Moms: Essentials for Surviving Baby's First Year (Harper Collins, April 2009) with Today colleague Mary Ann Zoellner. Mary Ann Zoellner is a three-time Emmy award-winning producer. She’s worked at Larry King Live, The Jenny Jones Show, and MSNBC, and has been a producer at NBC's Today Show for over ten years. She is also the co-author of Today's Moms: Essentials for Surviving Baby's First Year (Harper Collins, April 2009) with Today colleague Alicia Ybarbo. Karen Moline is the author of two novels, Lunch and Belladonna, and has written or ghosted over two dozen nonfiction books, hundreds of articles for publications in the US, UK, and Australia, and is a former freelance correspondent for BBC World Service Radio. Laurie Kilmartin is a comedian and writer, and currently the only female staff writer for Conan. Laurie Kilmartin is an Emmy-nominated writer for Conan on TBS, and a stand-up comedian who’s appeared on Conan, Last Comic Standing, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and Comedy Central. She lives in Los Angeles with her son. Karen Moline is a journalist and author who has written over two dozen nonfiction books as well as two bestselling novels, Lunch and Belladonna. Karen and her son live in New York City. Alicia Ybarbo is a four-time Emmy Award–winning producer. She’s worked for NBC Sports, ABC’s The View, and NBC’s Today show, where she’s been since 2000. She lives in New York City with her husband and their two children. Mary Ann Zoellner is a three-time Emmy Award–winning producer who has worked at NBC news for sixteen years. Prior to that she worked for the Jenny Jones Show and Larry King Live. Mary Ann lives in New York City with her husband and their two daughters.