{"product_id":"if-its-not-one-thing-its-your-mother-9781451674057","title":"If It's Not One Thing, It's Your Mother","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e veteran Julia Sweeney's \"endearing series of true tales from parenthood's front lines\" (\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e) is a funny, smart tour de force that reads like a conversation with your best friend.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn these candidly witty and poignant essays, comedienne and writer Julia Sweeney muses on the complex blessings of motherhood: deciding to adopt her daughter, a Chinese girl named Mulan (\"After the movie?\"); nannies (including the Chinese Pat); being adopted by a dog; and meeting Mr.\u003c\/b\u003e Right through an email from a complete stranger who wrote, \"Desperately Seeking Sweeney-in-Law.\" She recounts how she explained the facts of life to nine-year-old Mulan, a story that became a wildly popular TED talk and YouTube video. But no matter what the topic, Julia always writes with elegant precision, pinning her jokes with razor-sharp observations while articulating feelings that we all share.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulia Sweeney was a cast member of \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e from 1990 to 1994. She has also written and performed in several successful, critically acclaimed one-woman shows, including \u003ci\u003eGod Said Ha!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ewhich played on Broadway and was made into a film; \u003ci\u003eIn the Family Way\u003c\/i\u003e, which appeared Off Broadway; and \u003ci\u003eLetting Go of God, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich was performed Off Broadway and made into a film. She lives outside of Chicago\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50445323796754,"sku":"9781451674057","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_caaa95ec-0c18-4c87-98f0-fe973366bb03.jpg?v=1729700726","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/if-its-not-one-thing-its-your-mother-9781451674057","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}