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‘Hysterical, important, shifting, great’ Sara Pascoe

I’m Jen Brister, stand-up comedian, middle-aged adolescent and, recently, a mum. However, not that mum – I’m the other one. Confused? Let’s regress to something easier a bit. 2 yrs ago, my partner (a woman – we’re not solicitors) gave delivery to twins. Yes. Yes. Already there’s too much to take in right here: homosexual mums, twins, solicitors… (I understand! Trust me, I’m still reeling myself.)

Like every new parent, I had absolutely no clue about The Other Mother: A wickedly honest parenting tale for each sort of family what I was doing. Add ‘gay’ and ‘non-biological’ towards the combine and what perform you get? Not really a weird box of detergent, but a panicked beige lesbian desperately googling, ‘Will my babies appreciate me?’ at 3 a.m.

This is a publication for any mother or father who feels they don’t really match the mould of a normal 2.4 family members. Stand-up comedian Jen Brister takes a extremely funny, very honest look at existence as a mother or father: from IVF awfulness to crying over the web pages of sleep training guides. As ‘the other mother’ she has the perfect vantage point for us to have fun and cry alongside her.

(c) 2019, Jen Brister (P) 2019 Penguin Audio