You Look Tired

An Excruciatingly Honest Guide to New Parenthood

By: Jenny True

Narrated by: Erin Cottrell

In the tradition of Ali Wong and Amy Schumer comes this whip-smart, spit-out-your-coffee funny guide for new parents—from popular blogger and columnist Jenny True. Plenty of "new parent" guides cover the basics of breastfeeding, bonding, sleep, and "getting back in shape." But nowhere is a guide that tells you, WTF is this squeeze bottle thing from the hospital?
You Look Tired is a totally honest, tell-it-like-it-is guide for new moms who don't want any more advice. Writing as Jenny True on her "Excruciatingly Personal Mommy Blog" and in the "Dear Jenny" column on Romper, Jenny has been called the "postpartum feelings doula," as she doles out her unique mix of humor, rage, and encouragement (with a smidge of practical advice), including:

• Birth Hurts: Prenatal yoga is a waste of time.
• Jabba the Hutt Was Just Postpartum: It explains so much.
• An Open Letter to People Who Say, "Looks like you have your hands full!"

And much more!

Critic reviews

"In You Look Tired, Jenny Pritchett dishes out hilarious, in-your-face advice to overwhelmed moms and moms-to-be. If you don't have a trust fund, a live-in nanny, or the organizational skills to breastfeed elegantly while getting a pedicure, you need this book. In the voice of her popular alter ego Jenny True, Pritchett tells it like it really is, not the way it would be if you were floating through parenthood on a cloud of maternal fairy dust. There is no maternal fairly dust, people! Fortunately, there is Jenny True."—Michelle Richmond, New York Times bestselling author of five novels and two award winning story collections, mother of one, and Jenny True fan.

"Completely hilarious, utterly frank, thoughtful, and wise—this book is a breath of fresh air." —Meaghan O'Connell, author of And Now We Have Everything: On Motherhood Before I Was Ready

"A must-have for moms-to-be." —Bunmi Laditan, author of The Honest Toddler: A Child's Guide to Parenting

"What a relief this book is."—Jancee Dunn, author of How Not to Hate Your Husband after Kids

Refreshingly honest and very funny

Although my children are all grown now, I truly enjoyed this refreshingly (brutally!) honest look at pregnancy, parenthood, and partnership. We may not have experienced the exact same things and may have been many years apart in going through these travails, but some tales are as old as time, and they are hilariously told in this book. The narrator seemed perfect for the content, conveying the mix of humor and frustration in a way that I imagine brought life to the stories very accurately. The only caveat is that the book does contain a fair bit of cursing and honest talk about being a mother and a partner that some may find off-putting. Personally, I thought these aspects enhanced the experience rather than detracted from it, but it is worth mentioning.

Some parts of the book may work best in print, such as the end-of-chapter content (e.g., checklists or quizzes), but that is also available in the accompanying PDF so may be able to be skipped in the audio. The wonderful pictures in the PDF were a nice surprise!