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Ayelet Waldman, author of "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace," talks about how all mothers need an identity separate from mothering their children and how 'attachment parenting' can be problematic. The full interview from a 2009 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: ayeletwaldman.com

Israeli-American lawyer and novelist Ayelet Waldman came to public attention with the publication of her essay “Truly, Madly, Guiltily”, in which she describes the complex & sometimes conflicting feelings she has for both her husband & her four children. This essay provoked so much public controversy that Waldman decided to write a collection of essays about parenting and motherhood, entitled “Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace.” This New York Times bestselling book says that no woman can be a perfect mother - it argues that competitive, neurotic parenting & having unrealistic expectations may be damaging to our children, and that society is too hard on other women's parenting skills. The book includes chapters on feminism, motherhood, and all its associated anxieties, including anxieties about breastfeeding, marriage, postpartum sexuality, teenagers, homework, and the loss of an unborn child. Originally published on April 15th, 2010. Visit http://g.co/TalksAtGoogle/BadMothers to watch the video.

This interview is with two remarkably gifted and successful writers, Michael Chabon and Ayelet Waldman, who also happen to be husband and wife. The occasion of this interview in 2009 was the publication of Chabon's memoir "Manhood for Amateurs: the Pleasures and Regrets of a Husband, Father and Son." We also talk about Waldman's book "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace."

Show #156 | Guest: Ayelet Waldman is the author of the novels Love and Treasure, Red Hook Road, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, and Daughter’s Keeper, as well as of the essay collection, Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace, and the Mommy-Track Mystery series. She was a federal public defender and taught a course on the legal implications of the War on Drugs at the UC Berkeley law school. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband, Michael Chabon, and their four children. | Show Summary: Bestselling author Ayelet Waldman joins In Deep’s Angie Coiro for a conversation on micro-dosing, family, marriage and how it all ties together (or sometimes doesn’t). Coiro sits down with Waldman for a special one-hour edition of In Deep to discuss the problems facing parents today, the underground community of micro-dosers across the country, and her new book “A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My Life.”

New York Times best-selling author Ayelet Waldman’s new novel, “Love and Treasure,” was called a “treasure trove” by Joyce Carol Oates. Previous books include “Red Hook Road” and “Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace.” Her novel “Love and Other Impossible Pursuits” was made into a film starring Natalie Portman. Waldman’s personal essays, profiles and commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, Vogue, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, "All Things Considered" and "The California Report." She reads to an audience at UC Berkeley. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 28224]

New York Times best-selling author Ayelet Waldman’s new novel, “Love and Treasure,” was called a “treasure trove” by Joyce Carol Oates. Previous books include “Red Hook Road” and “Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace.” Her novel “Love and Other Impossible Pursuits” was made into a film starring Natalie Portman. Waldman’s personal essays, profiles and commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, Vogue, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, "All Things Considered" and "The California Report." She reads to an audience at UC Berkeley. Series: "Story Hour in the Library" [Humanities] [Show ID: 28224]

The author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits offers a sane and bracingly honest perspective on the challenges of motherhood.

When the headlines scream about a bad mother, famous or not, we can't seem to get enough. Those most intent on sucking the marrow out of these kinds of stories are mothers. In this podcast I talk with Ayelet Waldman, author of The New York Times bestseller "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace" (Doubleday 2009). From her perspective as a mother of four, a wife, a writer, and an ardent feminist, Ayelet talks with passion and fearlessness about being a mom in the 21st century. About Ayelet Waldman Ayelet Waldman is writer whose books include The New York Times bestseller "Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace." Her other books include: "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits", "Daughter's Keeper" and the Mommy-Track Mysteries. Her personal essays have been published in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines including the NY Times, Vogue and Parenting. Her radio commentaries have appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered." The film version of "Love and Other Impossible Pursuits", with Natalie Portman in the lead role, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival in September 2009. More info at: AyeletWaldman.com Subscribe to Family Confidential on iTunes: http://bit.ly/famconf Copyright © 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.