Pure fun, this is a book that really has some important things to say about inequality both in the work place and in the home and gets them across in a fun, non pushy way.
Sims is a master at telling the truth but in such a fun light-hearted way that it is only on closing the book you realise how on the money she is and how cross the situation makes you.
Dare I say that I think these books are the modern day Bridget Jones and waaaaaaaay funnier.

Why Mummy Swears was a great book.
Written in a light hearted way, discussing problems of modern parenthood.
A great laugh out loud book.

I don't normally read this sort of book but the title really jumped out at me so u thought I give it ago, well all I gotta say I literally laughed out loud. Ellen and Simon just are trying to get through life as working parents but it written in such a way it made me by the author other book.

I was really looking forward to reading this; I am the leading character - working mum of two, trying to keep all the plates in the air all the time. Maybe this is why it disappointed a bit. Yes, it was funny in a 'been there done that' kind of way but it didn't have me rolling with laughter as I was hoping.
A fun read if you want to remember there are people in the same boat as you, but if you're a working mum you probably know that already.

Why Mummy swears is so much closer to the truth about modern families, children and relationships than most other books written about and around this subject that perhaps it should be read by any woman with a career BEFORE she decides on starting a family. I went through all of this, without an au pair or cleaner, in the eighties and was hoping for the next generation of women that things were substantially different. Sadly if this is the truth for modern women we have come no further!
However, this has been written with the understanding that humour can be found in the most trying of circumstances. Gill is obviously such a dog lover that the times I laughed out loud and cried were those incidents about Judgy her dog. Many thanks to Gill for giving me an insight into the lives of today’s women.

Ah. Think I am just not the right audience for this book. It didn't make me laugh, although I can understand that if you were in the think of parenthood it probably would. I've gone past that stage and I didn't feel part of the club. Judging by other reviews, it is hilarious. I think that there was also a lack of plot throughout, just "amusing"incidents about how gross parenthood is, loosely linked together. Definitely one for mummys but not particularly for anyone else.

Mummy blogger Gill Sims has written the perfect 'self-help' book for mums everywhere! It doesn't contain tips on meditation whilst standing on a muddy football field or how to produce a three-course meal in fifteen minutes, this book actually does HELP! You may develop a stiff neck from profuse nodding in agreement and the laughter therapy will have a greater effect than that first glass of wine when the kids have (finally) gone to bed!

There's no sugar coating here, it is obvious that Ellen adores her kids but she tells it how it is and the book is completely relatable. honest and laugh out loud funny.

My favourite part

Ellen returns from a camping trip to find the house in complete disarray but the kitchen cupboards have been completely reorganised by husband  Simon and anything over its sell-by date has been thrown away. When Ellen discovers that Simon has discarded a tin because it was six years out of date she is outraged.......

If there is a nuclear apocalypse tonight, we needn't bother trying to survive, because we will all starve anyway because YOU THREW OUT MY EMERGENCY SPAGHETTI HOOPS!

Mums, if you're facing hours of soft play, endless days of sitting on park benches or watching gymnastics, judo and swimming classes treat yourself to Why Mummy Swears, you won't be disappointed!

I'm not going to lie, I found "Why Mummy Drinks" a bit underwhelming so I was a little reluctant to pick this up but as I love the facebook/insta posts I see I thought I'd give it a shot. Well, I'm glad I did! This book far outweighs her first. It starts in July with the summer holidays looming and as we are right at that time of year now it just sat right with me. As a 40 something woman with a grumpy 11 year old of her own (and a couple more) who is endlessly trying to juggle the nuances of her life I could relate to so many things. Some of the incidents have already happened to me, the others are probably lining themselves up for the summer. If nothing else this book just makes you feel like you're not alone! Perfect for the beach this summer- if of course you're left along long enough to actually read!

This book was good fun, lots of examples of funny family life. I would say this is best read in chunks - the anecdotes don't blend together into a traditional narrative.

It's the start of the summer holidays, and six long, expensive weeks stretch out ahead of Ellen as she struggles to think of cheap and stimulating ways to entertain her children Peter and Jane. Without much support from her husband Simon (who I didn't initially warm to!) who says things like "you expect me to look after the children?" she gets on with the job in hand, but slowly simmers with resentment.

For anyone who has primary school age children this book will make you hold your sides with laughter as you will relate to countless stories. For me, it was the PTA (I didn't last as long on it as Ellen!) as I couldn't understand why people take the task of organising a school disco as seriously as if they were organising the next World Summit Meeting!!

You are in complete danger of laughing out loud when reading this book, so beware in open spaces!!! I also found myself sitting in bed of an evening saying to my partner, "Oh god, listen to this," and then reading page after page to him while wiping tears that were streaming down my face with laughter.

I hadn't read Gill Sims first book, Why Mummy Drinks Gin-I did get it for Christmas, but it's still on my TBR shelf, but I shall be digging it out and making it a top priority to read it, as this one was brilliant.

Ellen’s life is busy enough as it is. She has two children: Jane, who, at eleven, is obsessed about becoming an Instagram star, and Peter, who like his sister is not afraid to speak his own mind, no matter how embarrassing the talk turns out to be (from informing their cousins that Santa Claus doesn’t exist to a weirdly deep knowledge of how children are made). Then, there is her husband who considers his share of the housework to be cleaning out the cupboard of all its food.
But now Ellen has joined the PTA group and is back to work full-time. Between organising school parties, cleaning the house, finding excuses to take time off work, and dealing with step-parents and step-siblings, long school holidays, and a quite eventful (and hilarious) Christmas, Ellen’s life is far from boring.
I haven’t read the first book in this series, Why Mummy Drinks, but I am definitely going to because the protagonist’s adventures are so funny. The book is narrated in the form of a diary and the author created a brilliant character in Ellen. She is realistic, likable, and so hilarious and I found myself always siding with her as she shares her feelings, her anger and frustration towards her husband (mostly), her sister, other parents, her colleagues, and, also, her children. Full of laugh-out-loud incidents, embarrassing moments, and relatable situations, Why Mummy Swears is an engaging and captivating summer read that I highly recommend you don’t miss!

This book is hilarious, just as funny as her first book and although my child is still only a toddler I found some similarities to my own life, which made it funnier. I shared snippets with my partner, which weren’t always welcome but at times it made me giggle so much I just needed to share. Please do more, I thoroughly enjoyed both.

Another winner from Gill Sims. Every chapter has an incident that every parent will relate to.
Great summer read.

Swearing in it’s best sweary form. Life in your forties with kids at its very best. I challenge anyone to read this book and not find some affinity with the story. Cross your fingers you did those pelvic floor exercises correctly because you’ll need them working to the max. From PTA nightmares to holidaying alone with kids I loved every minute of this book. Judgy dog deserves a special mention for being so judgily fabulous!

A great funny book to read. I found myself so many time LOL at the hilarious antics and after reading it, the title of it is very apt!

I read the previous book, Why Mummy Drinks and even read aloud chapters to my husband who thought my selection of passages, funny. (He doesn't smile often, let alone laugh, but these passages at least raised a wide smile). I swore I'd seek out Gill's blog immediately after reading the first book but, as I'm sure she'll understand, life took over and whilst I have been on FB regularly since, finding her blog became a lower and lower priority until it was gone completely.

And in a way I'm glad. I'm not sure if reading her regular blog would have diminished my enjoyment of this book or not. I'm going with it would have. Because a year after reading the first and thinking I knew what to expect and the sequel would pale in significance ...... I was very pleasantly surprised. I found this sequel even better than the first. I'd also recommend it to my husband to read.

Lovely to see recurring characters in there and for it to have even more ridiculous situations and laugh out loud moments than the first one. A very relatable book to all mothers of minor children (as opposed to adult children) and it reassures we all experience the same doubts about our parenting skills and just have to make the best of them.

"Why Mummy Swears" covers a year in Ellen and her family's lives, starting in July and with school holidays and ending the following July. And ah feck it, guys. This is probably one of the hardest reviews to write because well, I simply loved everything in this book and about this book. Everything. So there. And now I'm going to immediately order Gill Sim's first book "Why Mummy Drinks" because I know that I'm also fecking going to love it. If it's only half as brilliantly funny as "Why Mummy Swears" than I've already won.

The best thing about this book was that it was so relatable. From the very first page I couldn't stop but roar with laughter at all the similarities between the characters in the book and me and my husband, who also doesn't understand that spices are only good when they're out of date (I'm not even sure if there is the best before label on spices, as they live for ever) and that out of date doesn't start one minute after midnight. And it is only the first thing that comes to mind, and there were tons of them. Ellen has only the balls the say what she thinks and to actually pack the kids and take them for holidays while I sit here and only fill the money - box that I've received with my review copy. It's full. Almost.

The things that happen in Ellen's life are mostly hilarious but they are also very realistic and this is brilliant - it could be easily overdone but it's simply perfect and possible to happen. You can't help but laugh out loud at the way the characters act and react, roll your eyes or simply nod your head in agreement. I only pray to God that my daughter won't turn into Jane. Who was incredibly clever, by the way, probably too clever.

The writing is addictive and so easy to follow - I couldn't, and didn't want, to put the book away for a single moment. The way it was written - as a diary - was the best possible way in my opinion. This reminded me a little of Bridget Jones, of course, and there is absolutely room for more books to come.
This book tells how it really is in a perfect tone, not too patronizing, not too aggressive, and it gives hope, and really guys, I feel better after reading it. It turns out that I'm not the only one who can't cope with everything, who swears under her nose, who leaves the dishes in the sink over night, whose husband goes only on holidays when there is breakfast buffet.

"Why Mummy Swears" was a hilarious, uplifting read that I easily could identify with. The fun and humour poured from every word and this is what I really needed. It was brutally honest in telling how it is to be a part of a family, to have a family. It was light, it was bright, it was refreshing and full of painful truth of being a parent. Simply, it must be one of the best books I have ever read - and it's saying something as I've read many books. Many. Highly recommended!

Gill Sims has well an truly surpassed Why Mummy Drinks with this book.
Laugh out loud, amazingly funny book.
I would rate this book Eleventy Billion stars if I could.
Please tell me there is more to come, this can not be the end of Ellen and her fun and frollicks.

Absolutely brilliant .Ellen struggles to manage a new job, a family, including a bad tempered 11 year old ,a useless husband and the PTA. I don't think i have ever laughed so much whilst reading a book. Loved it and cant wait for the next !

This book was just hilarious. It was so great to be back with Ellen again. I felt as if I was on her team and we were fighting the injustices of the world swearing and drinking together. If you think they covered every possible funny mummy scenario in Why Mummy Drinks then think again because there is so much more trouble children and mummies and daddies can get into and it is a just as funny the second time around.

Ellen is such a great main character to spend time with. She is just down to earth and she gets to say and do exactly what we are all thinking. On the pages of her diary of course. She is strong and opinionated and always feels like she should be doing more to be a good mother. She debunks all the myths surrounding child raising, working and marriage and its just great to get to live vicariously through her for 300 or so pages. The other characters in this book are those that we met in Why Mummy Drinks. Peter and Jane are very typical for children of their age, Jane wants and Instagram account and Peter has been absolutely fascinated by the sex education video they watched at school.

I absolutely hated Simon, Ellen's husband, in this novel, like seriously shouted at the pages hated him, but well written Gail Sims, I love a character I can feel passionate about! Ellen's family are also featured in this novel and provide great comedy value, serious good fun! I also loved the fact that we get a lot of feminist values coming through the pages of this novel concerning working mothers and fathers babysitting their own children. The way this book is structured is one of my favourites in a novel. I love a book written in diary form because rather than think you'll just get to the end of a chapter, you think you'll read on until the next month and so this was a very quick read for me, but one I laughed my way through entirely!

Although this is a sequel to Why Mummy Drinks, you don't have to have read the first book to enjoy this one, it works on its own. If you ARE planning on reading the first novel in this series though, I would recommend doing that one first so you don't get spoiled for some of the details by reading this one. I read them back to back and can highly recommend both for a jolly good time-so much fun!