Confessions of a Domestic Failure

Bunmi Laditan

May 2017 · MIRA

About this ebook

From the creator of The Honest Toddler comes a fiction debut “perfect for readers looking for a funny, realistic look at motherhood” (Booklist, starred review).

There are good moms and bad moms . . . and then there are hot-mess moms. Confessions of a Domestic Failure introduces readers to Ashley Keller, career girl turned stay-at-home mom who’s trying to navigate the world of Pinterest-perfect mommies.

When Ashley gets the chance to enroll in a mommy-blog maven’s Motherhood Better boot camp, she jumps at the chance to become the perfect mom she’s always wanted to be. But the pursuit of perfection has a way of going perfectly wrong.

With her razor-sharp wit, Bunmi Laditan creates an unforgettable and hilariously relatable character while lambasting the social pressures every new mother faces.

“Freaking hilarious. This is the novel moms have been waiting for.” —Jenny Lawson, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened

Ratings and reviews

I found this book so funny, and even though my child is now 30 I can remember what it was like. I got hives before I even left the hospital, he had colic 24/7, every Dr appointment I went to with him I talked about the colic, he told me to stop breastfeeding, I went home and bawled while feeding him a bottle of formula, i went back to breastfeeding right away. At MY 6 week check up he asked me how the medicine for his colic was working and I said "What medicine?" He then prescibed some drops to give him and he slept through the night, until I went out with my husband about 3 weeks later and a neighbor girl watched him. She had to have her grandmother come over because he screamed the whole time. I called the Dr again and he said (as if I should know) why didn't I just increase the amount of drops. Visiting people who want to ooh and aah over your baby are not so excited when he just screams the whole time. But he is one of the most wonderful person in my life and I love him so very much. Thank you for such a funny and up lifting book that relates to mothers of all ages.

I've been a SAHM for 12 years, and no book I've ever read has so accurately described motherhood. I laughed, cried, got frustrated and rejoiced with the characters in the book. I read the entire book in two days. Sure do hope there's a sequel!

ijiot! it was funny chapter 1 then semi funny chapter 2 by end if chapter 2 i was tired of her whining and makin fun of functional mums and quit reading..wha wja wha.She has an 8 month old and shed acting like she just gave birth.Jut a lazy junk food /poison coffee addict...SO annoying and obnoxious

About the author

Bunmi Laditan is an award-winning, Webby-nominated writer from California who lives in Quebec, Canada, with her family. She's contributed to the New York Times, Parenting Magazine and The Huffington Post, and is best known for the satirical Twitter account Honest Toddler.