Lose the Cape: Never Will I Ever (and then I had kids!)

Lose the Cape! Never Will I Ever (and then I had Kids!)Most of us had grandiose ideas of what we would be like as parents; what we would allow our children to do and all those things we would never allow. We swore we would never let our child watch more than 30 minutes of television, or sleep in our bed, or eat chicken nuggets or God forbid, guzzle cheese from a can (gasp!). Yet, the moment those little bundles of joy entered our lives, reality took over. Soon enough, we realized that before children, we knew nothing about being parents.From breastfeeding to co-sleeping, pledging to feed our children all-natural, home-cooked meals and so forth, there often comes a point in time where surviving parenthood supersedes your views and your "nevers" slip away. Right?Never Will I Ever is a collection of essays by mothers (and one brave dad!) who share their stories of how they evolved as parents and learned that when it comes to raising children, we can never say never. This is a a special anthology not only funny stories, (and there are some laugh - out - loud - funny stories!) but also some that are so moving and touching. These parents reveal the true tales of parenthood. We believe many will benefit from reading these stories and learning to ‘lose the cape.’” Contributors: Andrea Isiminger E.R. Catalano Ali Solomon Allison Barrett-Carter Andrea B April Grant Crystal Cook Elly Lonon Holly Rust Janine Lebsack Jennifer Collins Julia Arnold Julie Vick Karen Johnson Kimberly Zapata Kristi Koumentakos Leighann Adams Lisa LeClair Mandy Waysman Megan Woolsey Melodic Rose Michelle Grewe Michelle Kellogg Miranda Gargasz Nadia Ali Nichole Cancellare Rebecca Schorr Sasha Gray Scott Wallace Tandra Wilkerson Tessa Shull Victoria Fedden