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Tara Gallagher is the main character who seems to think her daughter does not think she is cool as she reaches her teenage years. Tara is trying to manage it all with 3 children. She is very funny in how she describes things and you find yourself laughing along with her and cheering her own. Attaining TikTok 'verification' status last month, Terry is still turning out one Mammy Banter video a day and never worries about running out of ideas: Thanks goes to net galley, the publishers and the author for providing me with a copy in exchange for an honest review. The main message is, 'We're not perfect women and we're not perfect mothers; we're all just basically hanging on by a thread here; my child is as crazy as yours; everyone is struggling and we're all going through this s*** together."
Crippling Anxiety And Mammy Banter - Mom Thinks Motherhood". Mom Thinks. 2021-09-26 . Retrieved 2023-04-10. I posted five or six and then one went viral. I was getting messages from America and Australia and all round the world and the viewings just kept going up and up and up. Having successfully completed level 16 of parenthood and managed to keep my child alive for that long - I could not relate to this book any more! I also got such a nostalgic feeling while reading it, with all the 90s music references (I am also a survivor of the over concealed lips era) and who doesn’t love a Friday night on the settee with your husband in front of gogglebox? 🤣 Not only is she battling with her teenage daughter and two little boys she is also fighting her way to the top in work, with some difficulty.Tara is constantly pointing out other people based on looks, especially other women. She acts as if they are judging her when it is her who is judging them based on their weight, looks and if their are a woman, whether they have kids or not. Tara thinks she needs to up her game to impress her 13 year old daughter, Gemma, who is continually embarrassed by her. Tara changes her hair, clothing, and embarks on a self improvement routine. I’m all for improving yourself, but Tara is pandering to the whims and selfishness of a teenager. Tara Gallagher has had it, permanently tired, a shell of her former self. She once fantasised about becoming Beyoncé. Now that she's 36 with three children, a wonderful husband, and a mundane job, she spends Friday nights in her PJs watching Gogglebox instead of headlining Glastonbury.
Mammy Banter lost stars for Character development, problematic "feminism" and just over all annoyance. The chapter titles are also brilliant, for example, ‘That’s not Nutella [on the sofa]!’, ‘I’m not cursing, I’m Praying’ and ‘shove your organic parenting up your hole, Janice’. Tara Gallagher is 36, a mum of three with a full time job, a stroppy teenager embarrassed by her every move, a creepy boss and Gen Z colleagues that think she’s ancient. She also has a fervent wish to be more like Beyoncé in her day-to-day life.
It is mentioned that the boss is a sex pest and is always sexual harassing the women in the office Tara condemns the other women for not coming forward to report their boss. Then immediately follows that up by saying { she would report it but unlike the other women in the office she has kids to worry about and cant afford to lose her job} because the other women in the office can afford to lose their jobs?! and that their lives are less important because they don't have children?! There for it is their fault the boss has not been reported because they should be willing to risk their job to report him?! ugh! Keen to maintain a work-life balance, Serena has even taken advice from her fictional creation Tara, in taking time out for herself and building new friendships. When the new office worker starts Tara is not just obsessed with him but with referring to him as a child, then following that up with talking about having sexual fantasies about him which grossed me out. To read Tara going weak at the knees for Luke while still adamant she loves Paul was beyond annoying. I listened to the audiobook of Mammy Banter and found myself feeling like I had good company while doing various things around the house. I also switched between this and the eBook version which i enjoyed. It’s the perfect book to disappear into. It’s fun, real and a real worthy addition to the bookshelf. It’s great to curl up with at the end of the day and I thoroughly recommend getting the audiobook as well for a great experience of this book. Beyond brilliant!
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