Rebel Moms: The Off-Road Map for the Off-Road Mom

Davina Rhine

Nov 2011 · iUniverse

About this ebook

Modern motherhood has changed; it isnt just frilly aprons, mini-vans, and soccer practice anymore. You are a modern moma rebel momready to raise your kids while running a successful business, starting a band, or finding your voice, while doing the things you love and fighting for what's right. Even so, the path to epic mom rebellion is not always easy. Meet the women who have seen, conquered, and survivedmaking a difference, doing things their own way and on their own terms. They are activists, teachers, veterans, firefighters, pin-ups, fast food workers, tattoo artists, and more. A rebel mom has no set definition beyond her tendency to elude definition. These women, from varying places and backgrounds, have seen it all: divorce, abuse, depression, and disability. They have succeeded and raised children with tough grins on their faces. Are you a new or expecting mother? Are you a mother who's fed up with the super-mom/super-woman myth? Or are you a pro whos been there and done that, but would still love to learn from other rebel moms? Its never too late to learn a new trick, and motherhood is never the same for anyone. Cultures change, as do child-rearing practices, but certain aspects of being a mom are universal and timelesslove, support, and strength. The rebel moms have mastered the art of motherhood, and you can embrace the revolution.

About the author

Davina Rhine is a political activist that lives in Texas with her amazing family. She loves veggie BBQs, archaeology, dinosaurs, espresso, and aspires to be a professor of women's studies. She has written work published by: Altar Magazine of NYC, The Women's Press, Women's United Nations Report Network, the Feminist Review, and more. She's been a featured mom in local mags like Dallas Child, and the Advocate. Her work was published in the book anthology If Women Ruled the World by Inner Ocean Press. Jeffrey Levine of Tupelo Press has called her work, "strong and propulsive." Rebel Moms is her first book, and her next book The Chronicles of the Pharaoh's Daughter will be released early 2012. As a biographer and rock 'n' roll historian, she is currently writing The Authorized Biography of Janis Martin: The Female Elvis. You can check out her musings at Rebellion Press.com and on Facebook.