
The Other Mother
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Narrated by:
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Jen Brister
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Jen Brister
About this listen
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I'm Jen Brister, stand-up comedian, middle-aged adolescent and, more recently, a mum. But not that mum – I'm the other one. Confused? Let’s back up a bit. Two years ago, my partner (a woman – we're not solicitors) gave birth to twins. Yes. Yes. Already there’s a lot to take in here: gay mums, twins, solicitors… (I know! Believe me, I’m still reeling myself.)
Like every new parent, I had absolutely no clue what I was doing. Add ‘gay’ and ‘non-biological’ to the mix and what do you get? Not a weird box of detergent, but a panicked beige lesbian desperately googling, ‘Will my babies love me?’ at 3 a.m.
This is a book for any parent who feels they don’t fit the mould of a traditional 2.4 family. Stand-up comedian Jen Brister takes a very funny, very honest look at life as a parent: from IVF awfulness to crying over the pages of sleep training manuals.
As ‘the other mother’ she has the perfect vantage point for us to laugh and cry alongside her.
©2019 Jen Brister (P)2019 Penguin AudioCritic reviews
"Hysterical, important, moving, wonderful." (Sara Pascoe)
Thank you Jen for reminding me I am someone!
Can't wait to hopefully enjoy another book in the future maybe the next chapter, Great Stuff Jen, keep going
Excellent
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Thank you for your honest and hilarious account of life with twins.
Brilliant
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An absolute joy to listen to
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Funny and relatable
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Funny and relatable in a lot of ways as a mother of 2 kids born just over a year apart. Definitely recommend.
Awesome
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Hilarious and honest
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Not just for mums by the way.
Thanks for sharing your story Jen.
Fantastic
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Entertaining and well narrated
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Bloody brilliant
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loved it! truthful and funny
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