In Emmy Award-winning writer and producer Jessi Klein's second collection, she hilariously explodes the cultural myths and impossible expectations around motherhood and explores the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife. Klein explores this stage of life in all its cruel ironies, joyous moments, and bittersweetness. The best-selling author and Emmy Award-winning writer and producer hilariously destroys the cultural myths and impossible expectations of modern-day motherhood and explores the humiliations, poignancies, and possibilities of midlife.

Hero's journey -- Butterfly -- On the Starbucks bathroom floor -- Mom clothes -- Car seat -- Open love letter to Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent -- Underwear sandwich -- My future lesbian wife -- Listening to Beyoncé in the parking lot of Party City -- Somewhere over the rainbow -- Your husband will remarry five minutes after you die -- Talismans -- Bread and cheese -- Change of hands -- Hair -- Teddy Ruxpin -- Bad news -- In defense of drinking -- Eulogy for my feet -- Demon Halloween -- Little books -- The return.