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The Big Rumpus: A Mother's Tale from the Trenches

by Ayun Halliday · 2002

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The creator of the popular parenting magazine "The East Village Inky" presents a new set of ground rules for today's young parents, describing the delights, quirks, and tedium of parenthood. Illustrations.

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parentingparentingMore like thisLess of thismothersmothersMore like thisLess of thisfeminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
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New YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 288 pages

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