there comes a time in every new mothers life when she finds herself staring at her screaming smelly bundle of joy and wishing someone had told her that her house would reek of vomit or that she shouldnt buy the cute onesies with a thousand impossible buttons or that she might cry more than the babybestselling humor author dawn dais mother to a oneyearold and author of the nonrunners marathon guide for women is convinced that there is a reason for this lack of preparedness she believes that a vast conspiracy exists to hide the horrific truth about parenting from doeeyed expectant mothers who might otherwise abandon their babies in hospitals and run for it in the sht no one tells you dais tells it like it is revealing what its really like to be a new parent and providing helpful insights humor and hope for those who feel overwhelmed by the exhausting trials theyre suddenly facing eschewing the adorableness that oozes out of other parenting books dais offers real advice from real momsalong with hilarious anecdotes clever tips and the genuine encouragement every mom needs in order to survive the first year of parenthood