ISBN: 9780525561866
Editorial: Penguin
Año de edición: 2021
N° Paginas: 272
Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
Descripción: Delivering inspiration and "parenting comedy at its finest,"* here is one woman's story of ditching her fairytale dreams and falling in love with her unpredictable, chaotic, imperfect lifeKristina Kuzmic has made herself a household name, speaking directly to mothers from the trenches of parenthood via her viral videos and social media presence. She is now bringing her message of self-acceptance, resilience, and joy to book readers. With a refreshingly unpretentious, funny, and galvanizing voice, Kuzmic goes behind the scenes to reveal how she went from broke and defeated to unshakably grounded and brimming with thankfulness. Illuminating the hard-won wisdom from a life always spent one step behind--whether it was as a high school student new to America, a suddenly single mother to two kids, remarried and juggling two teens and a toddler, or the unexpected recipient of Oprah's attention and investment--Hold On, But Don't Hold Still is the book every mother needs to reassure her that she's not only fine just as she is, but that she already has more tools and support than she can possibly imagine. Sparkling with wit, this heartfelt memoir is like a long coffee date with a best friend, or the eleventh-hour text message that gives you just the boost you need to get through the night.*The Huffington PostA VIKING LIFE TITLE Críticas Praise for Hold On, But Don't Hold Still"Tenacious and refreshingly candid."—Publisher's Weekly (starred)"A generous guide through the bumpy terrain of parenting."—Kirkus Biografía del autor Kristina Kuzmič was born in Croatia and is a world-renowned speaker known for her unique insight and humor on family-related topics. She currently lives in Southern California with her husband, where her most important, rewarding, and exhausting careers include being a sanitation engineer, chef, chauffer, and conflict-resolution guru for her three (mostly satisfied) clients—her children. Extracto. © Reimpreso con autorización. Reservados todos los derechos. One Wish Out LoudThere's a moment at most kids' birthday parties, just after the "Happy Birthday" song has been sung, when the birthday kid takes a big breath and gets ready to blow out the candles on their cake. "Make a wish!" the parents say. "But don't tell anyone what it is. If you tell, it won't come true!"I hate this moment.We're supposed to have big dreams and wild ambitions-for family, career, success, recognition-yet we're taught from birthday number one that saying what we want out loud is a bad idea. It's a jinx. It's embarrassing.No matter what your aspirations are, whether you want to write a bestselling novel, host a talk show, or run the country, they'll never happen if you don't try. But it's hard to muster up the confidence to try without your loved ones cheering you on, and they're not even going to get the chance to support you if you never let them know what your dreams are.That's why I do the birthday cake thing a little differently with my kids. At candle time, I scream, "Make a wish! Say it out loud! Yell it at the top of your lungs!" And then we all cheer for each other's biggest dreams and do what we can to make sure they come true for one another.My hope is to give my kids the confidence to dream out loud. I want to show them that ridiculously good things do happen, even if they seem completely unbelievable. I mean, that's exactly what happened to me.When my second husband, Philip, and I got married, we couldn't afford a honeymoon. I was still waiting tables, and he had decided to change careers and go back to school to become a CPA. (Because, apparently, there are people in this world who actually enjoy doing taxes. And math.) We were living in a small, run-down apartment in Alhambra, California, with my six-year-old son, Luka, and four-year-old daughter, Matea. To get to our front door, you'd first have to walk by a rusting, claw-foot bathtub that our landlord, a sweet old man
- Idioma: Inglés
- Autor: Kuzmic, Kristina
- Editorial: Penguin
- N° Paginas: 272
- Tipo de pasta: Pasta blanda
- Envío: Desde EE.UU.
