Jen Dixon from Gelman's Class Mom and You’ve Been Volunteered is back for another year as class mom. It’s the last year for her to do this, since her son is in 5th grade and heads to middle school next year.
As she tackles her responsibilities with her usual sarcastic flair, she also finds herself getting roped into heading up a major fundraising effort for the school, leading a task force she’s named WeFUCKT—We Fundraise Until Kingdom Come Team.
Beyond that, though, life is getting out of control. She’s trying to gain traction as a spin instructor, her adult daughter is in the midst of a custody battle, her own parents are suddenly acting strangely and having delusions, and she and her husband are trying to figure out whether their son is being bullied or is actually being the bully.
It’s a lot to handle, even for someone who tends to let everything bounce off of her. But when everything comes to a head at once, what’s a multitasking mom to do?
I’ve definitely enjoyed this series of books and Jen is a great character. I felt like in Yoga Pant Nation she was a little less flippant and sarcastic, and it was a great balance between snark and seriousness. There were times in the other books I wondered whether someone would actually send emails like the ones Jen did, but this seemed a bit more realistic.
While this is a series, you could read any of the books as a standalone. It was great to see Jen grow alongside her son!
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