With all the love for children, being a mom isn't always easy. Especially when, after a stressful day at work, you're slaloming through your Lego set at home, constantly accompanied by the same old nursery rhyme, you start to wonder: How the hell am I supposed to manage it all? In her typically direct tone, Evelyn Weigert portrays the real life of parents, with all its ups and downs. There's no preachy advice or finger-wagging; instead, she demonstrates, with aptness, humor, and warmth, that no one is alone.