MOB Rule
Lessons Learned by a Mother of Boys
1st Edition
Published on 17. January 2013
288 pages
978-1-4088-3013-0 (ISBN)
Description
You know you've joined the MOB when you hear...
'My, are they all yours?'
'Bless you!' (Occasionally)
'Poor you!' (Frequently)
'Lucky you!' (Once)
And of course, the ultimate: 'So ... are you going for a girl?'
Hannah Evans has three small boys. In her world, farting is so much more interesting than phonics, dam-building trumps damsels in distress any day and, astonishingly, she now instinctively knows the difference between a Frontloader and a JCB. It's a world of mud - and just occasionally blood - sweat and tears. It is also a world of indescribable joy.
MOB Rule is the funny, honest and eye-opening account of Hannah's experiences as a Mother of Boys. Supplemented by recipes, quizzes, mnemonics and mysteries, it is the indispensible book for anyone who finds themselves adrift on a sea of testosterone, wondering when the lifeboat is going to show up.
'My, are they all yours?'
'Bless you!' (Occasionally)
'Poor you!' (Frequently)
'Lucky you!' (Once)
And of course, the ultimate: 'So ... are you going for a girl?'
Hannah Evans has three small boys. In her world, farting is so much more interesting than phonics, dam-building trumps damsels in distress any day and, astonishingly, she now instinctively knows the difference between a Frontloader and a JCB. It's a world of mud - and just occasionally blood - sweat and tears. It is also a world of indescribable joy.
MOB Rule is the funny, honest and eye-opening account of Hannah's experiences as a Mother of Boys. Supplemented by recipes, quizzes, mnemonics and mysteries, it is the indispensible book for anyone who finds themselves adrift on a sea of testosterone, wondering when the lifeboat is going to show up.
More details
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-3013-0 (9781408830130)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Person
Hannah Evans has previously explored the world of the MOB in a number of articles, most noticeably in the Guardian. She lives with her husband and three boys in Hampshire.
@followtheMoB
http://mobruleblog.wordpress.com/
www.hannahevans.co.uk
@followtheMoB
http://mobruleblog.wordpress.com/
www.hannahevans.co.uk
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Mob
- Warning
- Contents
- The Cast
- Prologue
- Lesson 1: Joining the MOB
- You know you've joined the MOB when you hear
- Wanted: Female Wonder Woman to be a 'Mother of Boys'
- Lesson 2: Hush a boy baby
- The top ten reads by every MOB's bed
- The top ten reads by every FOB's bed
- The top ten reads by a little boy's bed
- The Demented Little Lady Routine
- Lesson 3: More balls than most
- Essential strategies for living with boys' bits
- Beetroot and Chocolatey Bribery Cake
- Lesson 4: Treat your male like a mastiff and you won't go far wrong
- So, How Does She Do It?
- Places best avoided by a Mother and her Boys
- Lesson 5: Man-made MOB?
- You know you're a MOB when ...
- Definition of a sweater
- Lesson 6: It's never plane sailing with boys on board
- Are We Nearly There Yet?
- The Ultimate Mother of Boys' Cross Word
- Lesson 7: Barbie or Ben 10, gender will out
- Ten entirely empirical and irritatingly stereotypical reasons
- Putting on a party that's fit for your Prince
- Lesson 8: Bruises are good, but blood is bad
- Accident and emergency information every MOB should know
- When a Boy hurts himself
- Lesson 9: There's no point saying life's not a competition. It is
- Five wicked ways to exploit the 'me-first' mentality
- A Mystery à la Blyton for a Bevy of Boys
- Lesson 10: Well, what did I expect? I did marry a male
- Ten places you'll never find your FOB
- So what kind of Father is your FOB?
- Lesson 11: If you can't beat 'em, join 'em
- Ten things you enjoy doing as a MOB that you didn't think you would
- And the five things that you just will not now, or ever, do . . .
- Lesson 12: Always call a son a spade
- Top ten phrases known to MOB
- A Lady-led approach to the Fundamental Facts of Life
- What the MOB says . . .
- Lesson 13: Fairies is for gerls, bicarb is for boys
- How to remember the order of the planets
- You understand the male mindset when . . .
- How to make your own Vinegar Volcano
- Lesson 14: They may not always want to marry their mum
- A by-no-means exhaustive list of my Manuals of Motherhood
- Irish Sayings
- PS . . .
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Author
- Copyright Page
