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Loading... El mejor error de mi vida (Spanish Edition) (edition 2009)by Mary Pols
Work InformationAccidentally on Purpose: A One-Night Stand, My Unplanned Parenthood, and Loving the Best Mistake I Ever Made by Mary F. Pols
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.   ) satyridae | Apr 5, 2013 |   This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers. ) KTtheWife | Nov 2, 2009 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.Idealism plays a large part on how Mary tries to deal with Matt, her co-parent -to-be. Ranging from desires for a traditional relationship to the realization of how their dynamic eventually works, Mary comes off at times harsh and judgmental of Matt's inability to be what she wants him to be. However, she learns over the next years to find a way to compromise and learns to create the best relationship they can have for their son, without her having to "raise two children". Sympathetic and maddening at times, Mary Pols gives readers a honest view into her path to reaching a goal through unconventional means. I believe Mary did her best to be honest about the relationships with people in her life through the memoir, but still can only give her side of the story. ( ) booksNyarn | Sep 29, 2009 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.I often found myself being as critical of Mary Pols as she was of her baby’s father, Matt. Ms. Pols consistently portrayed Matt as a young man who failed to grow emotionally and accept responsibility. Yet it was Ms. Pols who consciously or unconsciously made the decision to become a single mother … accidently on purpose. The story did get a little slow for me when Ms. Pols wrote of her relationship with her parents and their deaths. My interest was in the happy single mother not the unhappy daughter. There were times I felt Ms. Pols was hesitant to share the details of her relationship with her son as well as the trials and rewards of motherhood. Unlike some of the reviews I have read, I do not believe Ms. Pols is completely forthcoming. Overall, the book is very well written and mostly engaging. Now I’d like to hear from the single dad, Matt. Has he found the relationship and the situation rewarding? What is your take, Matt? It is your turn. (  ) lynnbyrdcpa | Sep 10, 2009 | This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.On the other hand, the book is entertaining and the story is too. It was a good book to read during my morning commute on public transportation -- didn't require too much attention/focus and was easy, light enough. ( ) esnanna | Sep 3, 2009 | no reviews | add a review
At thirty-nine, movie critic Mary Pols knew she wanted to have a baby. But never--not in a million years--on her own. To take on the physical, emotional, and financial challenges of motherhood without a perfect soul mate/husband would be absurd, kind of like not bothering to use a condom during a one-night stand with an adorable but jobless guy ten years her junior. Pols spends the ensuing weeks despairing over everything, from the financial nightmare of single motherhood to the end of her hopes for a traditional life. Not the least of her worries is finding the right way to drop the bombshell on loved ones, including her five siblings and eighty-four-year-old father, who has a German temper and an Irish Catholic attitude toward babies out of wedlock. Yet faced with the frightening, lonely truth that this might be her only chance at motherhood, she plunges ahead with the pregnancy and an Odd Couple version of a co-parenting relationship that looks like one more disaster in a long line of romantic disappointments. But even as she tries to give her son's young father a radical makeover, she realizes that his devotion and love for their child matters more than his spotty résumé or his inability to remember to put oil in the car. With humor, insight, and compelling honesty, Pols reveals what it means to compromise in the name of love and to find joy in an accidental life, suddenly brimming with purpose. No library descriptions found. |
LibraryThing Early Reviewers AlumMary F. Pols's book Accidentally on Purpose: The True Tale of a Happy Single Mother was available from LibraryThing Early Reviewers.  Current DiscussionsNonePopular covers
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