This week's chapters have been quite different but in a good way. Fey describes age, motherhood, and tradition in her house when she was younger. I can relate to the motherhood portion in a way that might not seem like it fits. I grew up taking care of my sister, and now, I am taking care of my boyfriend's siblings little by little. Whether it's helping his sister with homework or teaching his brother a new way of defeating a Indominus Rex on his tablet, I am always around them learning. Watching their mother handle a perfect house on top of four kids is quite a challenge, and she never ceases to amaze me with how well she performs under pressure.
I think Fey is trying to make a point that no matter what, having children is a blessing and even if things fall apart every so often, it doesn't make you a bad person for trying. Nobody is perfect and everyone has their bad days. Fey definitely wants her readers to know that she isn't a perfect, well-managed mother, and I don't think anyone is.
I totally agree! I think that everyone's family situation can get crazy or out of hand sometimes, and that mothers especially can relate to this book in that way. I know I watch my mom and I know that I want to be just like her when I'm a mom. In response to your second point about perfection, I think that Fey's emphasis on the fact that she isn't perfect, is not only reassuring to mothers, but to the population as a whole. So often we see celebrities in the media who have "perfect bodies" or "perfect families" that we can forget that they are people too and have problems just like us.
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