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9781250075284 English 1250075289 IF YOU THINK IT SUCKS TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS WHEN YOU RE THIRTY-SIX AND NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, JUST WAIT TILL THE DEA COMES KNOCKING (WITH THE IRS IN TOW): WELCOME TO VICTORIA FEDDEN S LIFE.When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents front door, Victoria Fedden felt ill-prepared to meet them: She was weeks away from her due date and her T-shirt wasn t long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you ve just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? She was pretty sure that wasn t covered in "What ""to Expect When You re Expectin"g and she really hoped that Bradford Cohen, the noted criminal defense attorney who famously waived his exemption on "The Apprentice," would prove them innocent."This Is Not My Beautiful Life" is the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. No one ever said motherhood would be easy, but as she struggles to change diapers, install car seats, and find the right drop-off line at pre-school no easy task, when each one is named for a stage in the lifecycle of a f*cking butterfly she s also forced to ask herself whether a jump-suit might actually complement her mom s platinum-blonde extensions and fend off the cast of shady, stranger-than-fiction characters (like the recovering addict who scored a reality show when he started an escort service for women) who populated her parents world.A real-life "Arrested Development" that could only unfold in southern Florida, "This Is Not ""My Beautiful Life" is a hilariously funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of a just-functional family you ll never forget.", IF YOU THINK IT SUCKS TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS WHEN YOU'e(tm)RE THIRTY-SIX AND NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, JUST WAIT TILL THE DEA COMES KNOCKING (WITH THE IRS IN TOW): WELCOME TO VICTORIA FEDDEN'e(tm)S LIFE. When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents'e(tm) front door, Victoria Fedden felt ill-prepared to meet them: She was weeks away from her due date and her T-shirt wasn'e(tm)t long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you'e(tm)ve just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? She was pretty sure that wasn'e(tm)t covered in What to Expect When You'e(tm)re Expectin g'e"and she really hoped that Bradford Cohen, the noted criminal defense attorney who famously waived his exemption on The Apprentice , would prove them innocent. This Is Not My Beautiful Life is the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. No one ever said motherhood would be easy, but as she struggles to change diapers, install car seats, and find the right drop-off line at pre-school'e"no easy task, when each one is named for a stage in the lifecycle of a f*cking butterfly'e"she'e(tm)s also forced to ask herself whether a jump-suit might actually complement her mom'e(tm)s platinum-blonde extensions and fend off the cast of shady, stranger-than-fiction characters (like the recovering addict who scored a reality show when he started an escort service for women) who populated her parents'e(tm) world. A real-life Arrested Development that could only unfold in southern Florida, This Is Not My Beautiful Life is a hilariously funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of a just-functional family you'e(tm)ll never forget., If you think it sucks to be living with your parents-and your husband-when you're nine months pregnant and thirty-six, just wait till the IRS shows up with the FDA in tow. Welcome to Victoria Fedden's life. This Is Not My Beautiful Life is the story of how she lost her family and lost her mind-and how she became a mother and (more or less) recovered both. It's a story that started with Pink Sheets and contains words like "meconium" (otherwise known as baby poop, as Victoria and her husband would discover); a story populated by an ailing mini-pin named Bomboclaat, a recovering addict who's straight-male escort service landed him on television, and a mom who was convinced an non-organic strawberry would seriously harm her son, a sweet toddler named Poet. If you haven't figured it out already, it's a story that takes place mostly in Southern Florida, told by an uproariously funny writer who's as talented as she was terrified of becoming a mother., ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'S TEN MOST ANTICIPATED MEMOIRS OF THE SEASON IF YOU THINK IT SUCKS TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS WHEN YOU'e(tm)RE THIRTY-SIX AND NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, JUST WAIT TILL THE DEA COMES KNOCKING (WITH THE IRS IN TOW): WELCOME TO VICTORIA FEDDEN'e(tm)S LIFE. When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents'e(tm) front door, Victoria Fedden felt ill-prepared to meet them: She was weeks away from her due date and her T-shirt wasn'e(tm)t long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you'e(tm)ve just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? She was pretty sure that wasn'e(tm)t covered in What to Expect When You'e(tm)re Expectin g'e"and she really hoped that Bradford Cohen, the noted criminal defense attorney who famously waived his exemption on The Apprentice , would prove them innocent. This Is Not My Beautiful Life is the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. No one ever said motherhood would be easy, but as she struggles to change diapers, install car seats, and find the right drop-off line at pre-school'e"no easy task, when each one is named for a stage in the lifecycle of a f*cking butterfly'e"she'e(tm)s also forced to ask herself whether a jump-suit might actually complement her mom'e(tm)s platinum-blonde extensions and fend off the cast of shady, stranger-than-fiction characters (like the recovering addict who scored a reality show when he started an escort service for women) who populated her parents'e(tm) world. A real-life Arrested Development that could only unfold in southern Florida, This Is Not My Beautiful Life is a hilariously funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of a just-functional family you'e(tm)ll never forget., When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents' front door, Victoria Fedden felt ill-prepared to meet them: she was weeks away from her due date and her t-shirt wasn't long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you've just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? She was pretty sure that wasn't covered in What to Expect When You're Expecting -and she really hoped that Bradford Cohen, the noted criminal defense attorney who famously waived his exemption on The Apprentice, would prove them innocent.A real-life Arrested Development that could only unfold in Southern Florida, This Is Not My Beautiful Life is a hilariously funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of a just-functional family, and the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. Fortunately, she discovered that sanity sometimes lurks in the most unexpected places-even the pre-school drop-off line. - For readers of Jenny Lawson, Augusten Burroughs, and Ayelet Waldman-from the author of the viral essay "Back to School: The '70s vs. Today"
9781250075284 English 1250075289 IF YOU THINK IT SUCKS TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS WHEN YOU RE THIRTY-SIX AND NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, JUST WAIT TILL THE DEA COMES KNOCKING (WITH THE IRS IN TOW): WELCOME TO VICTORIA FEDDEN S LIFE.When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents front door, Victoria Fedden felt ill-prepared to meet them: She was weeks away from her due date and her T-shirt wasn t long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you ve just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? She was pretty sure that wasn t covered in "What ""to Expect When You re Expectin"g and she really hoped that Bradford Cohen, the noted criminal defense attorney who famously waived his exemption on "The Apprentice," would prove them innocent."This Is Not My Beautiful Life" is the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. No one ever said motherhood would be easy, but as she struggles to change diapers, install car seats, and find the right drop-off line at pre-school no easy task, when each one is named for a stage in the lifecycle of a f*cking butterfly she s also forced to ask herself whether a jump-suit might actually complement her mom s platinum-blonde extensions and fend off the cast of shady, stranger-than-fiction characters (like the recovering addict who scored a reality show when he started an escort service for women) who populated her parents world.A real-life "Arrested Development" that could only unfold in southern Florida, "This Is Not ""My Beautiful Life" is a hilariously funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of a just-functional family you ll never forget.", IF YOU THINK IT SUCKS TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS WHEN YOU'e(tm)RE THIRTY-SIX AND NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, JUST WAIT TILL THE DEA COMES KNOCKING (WITH THE IRS IN TOW): WELCOME TO VICTORIA FEDDEN'e(tm)S LIFE. When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents'e(tm) front door, Victoria Fedden felt ill-prepared to meet them: She was weeks away from her due date and her T-shirt wasn'e(tm)t long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you'e(tm)ve just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? She was pretty sure that wasn'e(tm)t covered in What to Expect When You'e(tm)re Expectin g'e"and she really hoped that Bradford Cohen, the noted criminal defense attorney who famously waived his exemption on The Apprentice , would prove them innocent. This Is Not My Beautiful Life is the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. No one ever said motherhood would be easy, but as she struggles to change diapers, install car seats, and find the right drop-off line at pre-school'e"no easy task, when each one is named for a stage in the lifecycle of a f*cking butterfly'e"she'e(tm)s also forced to ask herself whether a jump-suit might actually complement her mom'e(tm)s platinum-blonde extensions and fend off the cast of shady, stranger-than-fiction characters (like the recovering addict who scored a reality show when he started an escort service for women) who populated her parents'e(tm) world. A real-life Arrested Development that could only unfold in southern Florida, This Is Not My Beautiful Life is a hilariously funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of a just-functional family you'e(tm)ll never forget., If you think it sucks to be living with your parents-and your husband-when you're nine months pregnant and thirty-six, just wait till the IRS shows up with the FDA in tow. Welcome to Victoria Fedden's life. This Is Not My Beautiful Life is the story of how she lost her family and lost her mind-and how she became a mother and (more or less) recovered both. It's a story that started with Pink Sheets and contains words like "meconium" (otherwise known as baby poop, as Victoria and her husband would discover); a story populated by an ailing mini-pin named Bomboclaat, a recovering addict who's straight-male escort service landed him on television, and a mom who was convinced an non-organic strawberry would seriously harm her son, a sweet toddler named Poet. If you haven't figured it out already, it's a story that takes place mostly in Southern Florida, told by an uproariously funny writer who's as talented as she was terrified of becoming a mother., ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'S TEN MOST ANTICIPATED MEMOIRS OF THE SEASON IF YOU THINK IT SUCKS TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS WHEN YOU'e(tm)RE THIRTY-SIX AND NINE MONTHS PREGNANT, JUST WAIT TILL THE DEA COMES KNOCKING (WITH THE IRS IN TOW): WELCOME TO VICTORIA FEDDEN'e(tm)S LIFE. When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents'e(tm) front door, Victoria Fedden felt ill-prepared to meet them: She was weeks away from her due date and her T-shirt wasn'e(tm)t long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you'e(tm)ve just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? She was pretty sure that wasn'e(tm)t covered in What to Expect When You'e(tm)re Expectin g'e"and she really hoped that Bradford Cohen, the noted criminal defense attorney who famously waived his exemption on The Apprentice , would prove them innocent. This Is Not My Beautiful Life is the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. No one ever said motherhood would be easy, but as she struggles to change diapers, install car seats, and find the right drop-off line at pre-school'e"no easy task, when each one is named for a stage in the lifecycle of a f*cking butterfly'e"she'e(tm)s also forced to ask herself whether a jump-suit might actually complement her mom'e(tm)s platinum-blonde extensions and fend off the cast of shady, stranger-than-fiction characters (like the recovering addict who scored a reality show when he started an escort service for women) who populated her parents'e(tm) world. A real-life Arrested Development that could only unfold in southern Florida, This Is Not My Beautiful Life is a hilariously funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of a just-functional family you'e(tm)ll never forget., When a squad of federal agents burst through her parents' front door, Victoria Fedden felt ill-prepared to meet them: she was weeks away from her due date and her t-shirt wasn't long enough to hide her maternity undies. As for the question of how to raise a child when you've just discovered that your mother and stepfather have allegedly masterminded a pump-and-dump scheme? She was pretty sure that wasn't covered in What to Expect When You're Expecting -and she really hoped that Bradford Cohen, the noted criminal defense attorney who famously waived his exemption on The Apprentice, would prove them innocent.A real-life Arrested Development that could only unfold in Southern Florida, This Is Not My Beautiful Life is a hilariously funny and unexpectedly moving memoir of a just-functional family, and the story of how Victoria lost her parents to prison and nearly lost her mind. Fortunately, she discovered that sanity sometimes lurks in the most unexpected places-even the pre-school drop-off line. - For readers of Jenny Lawson, Augusten Burroughs, and Ayelet Waldman-from the author of the viral essay "Back to School: The '70s vs. Today"