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Why Mummy Drinks

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Well it is good to know I am not the only one! This book is so true to life that it has made me feel a million times better about myself! Gills Sims has written this in a really true to life format where you empathise with the main character throughout, at no point did I feel she was in the wrong!

A great read for all mums at the very least but a great learning curve for some of the dads out there too ;-)

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This is the first book I have read of this author and I found it to be an entertaining read. I think parents from all walks of life can relate to the goings on of the mum in this book. I will look to reading more from Gill Sims.

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I loved this book. Okay it was never ever going to improve my mind, but what it did do was make me laugh and make me laugh out loud.
The characters were funny - slightly over the top but funny all the same and being a 40 something year old woman I could totally relate to the lead character in this book even down to the names she calls her husband.
Perfect escapism and would highly recommend to all my girlie friends.
As a mother, wife, and friend to others I have found myself in the lead characters shoes on many occasions.

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Being a huge fan of the facebook page Peter and Jane I was excited when I saw this book available for review on Netgalley. Within minutes of it arriving on my kindle I had started it. 
​Anyone who follows the page will love this book. It's hilarious in parts. It is just so much 'real life, the ups and downs of parenting and being a grown up. Trying to get it right when you know it's all wrong. Trying to smash parenting in a pretentious middle class way, and failing miserably. Trying to be a very good responsible adult is more difficult that people realise. 

​Two children, a dog and a gadget T&*t of a husband. How wonderful life can be. 

​Most parents/couples will relate to almost everything in this book. And I had just read the chapter about getting the little ones ready for school before I woke my little one up, and no matter how organised you try to be there is always something you are racing around the house looking for at the last minute. 
​This book highlights some of the nightmares and of course the fun times parents can have with young children. It's told in a way you just can't help but laugh and enjoy it. It also highlights being a grown up, and that isn't always fun is it. 
​It's a great story to follow. 

A truly fantastic funny read. If you are a parent, overworked, Not enough hours in the day, at the end of your tether and need to put a smile on your face then this book needs reading. Its one of those books that at regular intervals you have to stop and say to whoever is nearest to you, 'ahhh just listen to this'. lol lol lol
Spot on, and honest encounter of bringing up children and family life in general. Being a mother, wife and general everything. There may also be drink involved occasionally. Ok there will be drink involved and it's more than occasionally. 
​Maybe if I'd read this before becoming a mother I may have seriously thought of finding a contraception that liked me. Although then I just wouldn't have understood the book anyway lol.
​Again I can't say enough how much I thoroughly enjoyed it. 
Please note: This is not a how-to guide. It probably a more how not to. But don't take it to seriously. lol

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