Even God Had Bad Parenting Days
Alicia Jo Rabins
(Author)
Description
"A deeply relatable, comforting guide for anyone who ever feels overwhelmed by parenthood . . . does not shy away from matters like the author's postpartum depression, loneliness, and financial strain. This authenticity sets Even God Had Bad Parenting Days apart from other parenting books." --Leah Grisham, The Jewish Book Council"Heartfelt, funny, and poignant" --The Jewish Review
"A multidimensional work of meditation and love" --Mikhal Wiener, Lilith
New parents get overwhelmed, regularly pushed
to their limits and confused by contradictory feelings of elation and
near-despair. To soothe the frazzled and lift their spirits, writer
and Bible scholar Alicia Jo Rabins has created "Even God Had Bad Parenting
Days: ancient Jewish wisdom for new parents." Humorous, self-reflective,
and comforting, Rabins' musings on both heartening and cringe-worthy
biblical examples of parenting can help any caregiver see beyond the detritus
of day-to-day living with young children and recapture a sense of wonder at the
process of raising small humans. Parents do worry about their failed attempts to be perfect,
and these short, personal essays can lead them to new perspectives and even to
embrace a vital concept that English psychologist
and pediatrician D.W. Winnicott called "the good enough
parent." The supportive and inspirational writings of this
gentle parenting book can help any soul embarked upon this wild,
sacred work recognize the wisdom of poet Norman Fischer's advice that "the
only transcendence is fully embracing the ups and downs." This collection draws on Alicia Jo Rabins' years of
experience as a writer, Bible scholar, and feminist Jewish educator, and is
based on her popular series of articles on parenting for Kveller.
Product Details
Price
$24.95
$23.20
Publisher
Behrman House Publishing
Publish Date
September 06, 2022
Pages
224
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.7 X 1.0 inches | 1.0 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781681150710
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About the Author
Alicia
Jo Rabins is an award-winning performer, musician, poet, and Jewish
scholar whose recent film, A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, is being exhibited
at film festivals throughout the US, most recently at the New York Jewish Film
Festival. Her writing appears in Kveller, Ecotone Magazine, Tablet
Magazine, and American Poetry Review, among others.
She is a 2020 Literary Arts Fellow in Poetry and has
fellowships from RACC, Bread Loaf Writers Conference, and Lower Manhattan
Cultural Council, and the Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists. Rabins graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Barnard College (Creative Writing), holds an MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson and an MA in Jewish Women's and Gender Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary.Winner of the 2015 American Poetry Review/Honickman Book Prize, and finalist
for the National Jewish Book Award, she is also the author of Divinity
School and Fruit Geode, and creator of Girls in
Trouble, an indie rock song cycle abut biblical women. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
Jo Rabins is an award-winning performer, musician, poet, and Jewish
scholar whose recent film, A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff, is being exhibited
at film festivals throughout the US, most recently at the New York Jewish Film
Festival. Her writing appears in Kveller, Ecotone Magazine, Tablet
Magazine, and American Poetry Review, among others.
She is a 2020 Literary Arts Fellow in Poetry and has
fellowships from RACC, Bread Loaf Writers Conference, and Lower Manhattan
Cultural Council, and the Six Points Fellowship for Emerging Jewish Artists. Rabins graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Barnard College (Creative Writing), holds an MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson and an MA in Jewish Women's and Gender Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary.Winner of the 2015 American Poetry Review/Honickman Book Prize, and finalist
for the National Jewish Book Award, she is also the author of Divinity
School and Fruit Geode, and creator of Girls in
Trouble, an indie rock song cycle abut biblical women. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
