Marrit Ingman became a mother on February 27, 2002. She went crazyalso on February 27, 2002. Her journey began with a plate of carne guisada and led to an emergency cesarian, ankyloglossia, colic, gastroesphageal reflux, eczema, Zoloft, Paxil, peanut allergy, suicidal ideation, hepatitis, and a whole lot of pie. Ingman documents the agony of elimination diets and tearful, sleepless nights with the same candor and humor she does the ecstasy of mama s night out and her own invention, the Playgroup Drinking Game.
Ingman addresses her own postpartum depression, her feelings of inadequacy, and...