Loved this another honest book from the author!....totally laugh out loud and a great light read about “real” family life, a must for all mums!

Why Mummy Swears was an easy holiday read that followed a year in the life of the main character. The depiction of Ellen’s return to full time work will resonate with many and the humour throughout the book made it a fun read.

It's a book about a mom trying to be funny about it. Not trying to be good about it.

Like Bad Moms only with authentic experiences and quirky writing style.

It's a good holiday read.

This is definitely the kind of book that will end up on many mom book club lists. Many many MANY things and aspects to debate about.

Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read this book in exchange for my honest review.

Absolutely bloody marvellous. Every mother to be should be given a copy of this book!! It’ll give them some laughs about how they won’t end up feeling like this, but also the realisation that they are not alone when the finally do! Priceless!!! Can’t wait for the next instalment!!

As a man I am probably not the target market for this publication however can I just say this is one of the funniest things I have read for many a year and delighted that NetGalley and the publishers gave me the opportunity to read an ARC and give an unbaised review.

I personally follow a number of 'MUMMY' blogs on social media and I thouroghly love the tales that are told. Some of the posts on line are priceless, I also love how these types of blogs get parents realising that not everything has to be perfect, you are not a failure when you stay in your pj's for 3 days, when you don't want to face the world. These blogs show the reality of family life.

This book is by a blogger of social media page is ‘Peter and Jane’
A page I love following.

This is what I actually put for the first book, Why Mummy Drinks.
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.

And I have to say for Why mummy Swears my thoughts are pretty much the same..

Kick back, lock the kids under the stairs and get yourself stuck into this book. It's a great read.

I am so glad I requested this book after reading the first Ellen Russell book. It was hilarious, sweet and very realistic. I love her character especially when she swears and drinks! The author has made her seem more human and down to earth, although headstrong, stubborn and very opinionated leading to comical debates about feminism, working mothers, babysitting fathers etc.

I laughed my way through it entirely, highly recommended!

Whilst the book was very funny in parts I did find it rather slow to start with. Plus I felt that the swearing was rather overdone - ok so I guess you could say the clue was in the title but I don't think the level of swearing really added that much to the story. But I did appreciate the chance to read the book

Laugh out loud funny. Language a little over the top..but it is called why mummy swears so I did expect it.
Light hearted, easy read story of a mom who is trying to cope with everyday life her husband and her 2 kids.
If you need a laugh this is the book to do it

Completely offensive and utterly hilarious from the first page. I've never laughed enjoyed a book this much in years, and all in all a very real description of real family life.

Another year in the life of Ellen and her family as she copes with Jane's last year before big school . Volunteering for the PTA has been added to the mix.

Another great read. Not sure if I enjoyed this one as much as the first one but it was still a good read. Some brilliant moments that many parents can relate to. I loved her helping with the birth of a baby and trying to head the PTA. The ending was perfect and there could easily be more of these books. Would love to see how they cope with high school.

A great funny read for any parent.

I giggled, giggled, and giggled some more. So many episodes rang true - if exaggerated - and I could guess that they were based on actual events, not just for her, but for us as well.

I too tried to feed my first child organic, home cooked mush - and he rejected it in favour of jars. I even tried to hide my own food in the jars but he spotted the difference.. my lovingly cooked food - many hours spent following recipes - didn't fool him one bit. Jars from factories were preferred.

And the cost of school holidays racked up a significant amount with pony camps, adventuring in Wales, and so on for us too.

I am left wondering what could have been in her app 'Why Mummy Drinks' that made her so much money - I suspect a lot of people would really like one to exist! (reality check - it doesn't exist, I know, I looked for it!)

Not for me but I know it will make mothers up and down the country laugh. I found it a bit predictable however it is of its genre and in that it is well crafted and well written.

Another great instalment in the life of mums. I could really relate to many of the situations in the book and recognised character types within my home circle. I laughed out loud at many points in the book Great insight in to mums, marriage and relationships. A fun entertaining read

Haha Gill Simms has just written the story of my life,except she's made it seem funny!!
I laughed out loud a LOT during this book and I could not put it down.
Awesome book!!

I was expecting this book to be fun, but it was laugh out loud hilarious in places. It follows an episodic blog format although each section is rooted in the world of this frenetic and, at times, exasperated narrator. She introduces her family, friends and colleagues as they appear in her life and in most cases raises them above the thumbnail sketch with her frank - and frankly withering - assessments and exploration of their real motivation and behaviour. Her self-absorbed approach is irreverent, paranoid and aggressive, but this all seems understandable with her fraught family commitments, her new job and her co-option onto the PTA. She articulates all the irritation (with requisite sprinkling of expletives) to great comic effect and amazingly manages to identify with the reader with empathy and engagement. I found this book funny and ultimately uplifting, recognising aspects of the situations and emotions within my own experience. I loved it!

Oh how I empathise with Ellen. Some of the language was a bit over the top but that may be because I am of another generation. I had Ellen’s problems at work in the late 1970’s! So much for gender equality.

I was sent this book by Netgalley to review, and was really pleased as I am a big fan of Gill Sims' Peter and Jane' and 'Judgy Dog' blogs on Facebook. I love her style of writing and her stories really resonate with me, and anyone else who has children under 16. Her brash, honest style of writing and her hysterical telling of day to day anecdotes was the perfect end of term read for a worn out teacher. A great lighthearted cheery read.

One of the best books I have read by far!

This is truly a lough out loud kind of a book. I have made many mistakes in reading this. Firstly trying to read it at 5am and holding my laughter in so I don't wake the family. Secondly, reading it on a packed commuter train at a table full of men and crying with laughter at the dinner table conversation re condoms and thirdly reading on a tube towards the end of the book when there was an emotional moment and I started crying!

This book, quite literally, could be me! The feelings and craziness are all part of the wonderful world of motherhood and I admire Gill Sims for putting the honesty out there!

Laughed out loud at quite a few points in this book.
Other points found main character snobbish and self absorbed. If my kids spoilt realism ti father christmas to their coudins, i would kick off! Disgraceful behaviour.
However, lots of this book i loved and empathised with.
FML and FMFL. Enough said x