If new parents were honest about what it's like, no one would have kids. Or at least, that's the thrust of this book. Dais has her own experiences, and a host of other moms (the only one I remember is Chipper Jen), and they take you through an odyssey of sleep deprivation and bodily fluids. It is a trip.

High points for candor on some points, like a useful system of ziplock bags for dirty clothes on the go, and Dais' sleep deprived partner coming in to say "I hate you" in the middle of a night of sleep training. Big minuses for treating vaccines as some kind of debatable issue. I guess a lot of parents are anxious, and it's good to be candid about these anxieties, but Dais's implcit endorsement of antivax is enough to knock this book down a star.