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Paperback One Bad Mother: A Mother's Search for Meaning in the Police Academy Book

ISBN: 1960573853

ISBN13: 9781960573858

One Bad Mother: A Mother's Search for Meaning in the Police Academy

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After one of her six-year-old twins puts a hammer through a wall, Megan Williams feels as if she is failing the test that is motherhood. And it's one she's been failing ever since her twins were born. Recognizing a hole in her life that is eerily similar to the space left in the drywall, Williams abandons her academic career to apply to the Police Academy. She needs a win. Through a grueling, two-year application process, Williams confronts her mental and psychological abilities while dealing with the paralyzing fear that she is a. bad mother, as well as the real possibility that she might not make the cut at the Academy. When all is done, she makes peace with a motherhood far different from the dream sold by our culture.


"Real. Raw. Laugh out loud funny - like motherhood itself."

-Leslie Morgan Steiner, author of The Naked Truth


"Megan's honesty and vulnerability make this a deeply relatable and inspirational read. Her story is also a powerful testament to the inner strength that lies within every woman."-Natalie MacLean, author of Wine Witch on Fire: Rising from the Ashes of Divorce, Defamation, and Drinking Too Much


"Former competitive runner, literature professor, and self-described harsh grader, most notably of herself, Megan Williams meets her match with the birth of preemie twins. Suddenly, all the things she's trained for and is good at are not the skills she needs to survive this grueling, mid-life passage. Smartly written and laced with dark humor, One Bad Mother is a powerful story that will resonate with anyone who questions cultural norms and how they shape our expectations. It's for anyone who wonders who they've become at mid-life and fears they've lost their way... A riveting, fast-paced read."-Carol Smith, Author of Crossing the River: Seven Stories That Saved My Life, a Memoir


"Williams explores what it means to be a mother fielding opportunities, facing limits and making choices."

-Corie Adjmi, best-selling author of The Marriage Box


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