Introduction Super mom is faking it You're too big to sit at the tea party table Don't answer the phone when the class mom calls You didn't invent motherhood Your kid's birthday party isn't your coming-out celebration If there's no white space left on your family calendar, you've got too much going on Don't let the youth sports cartel run your life Your kid shouldn't be wearing a T-shirt that reads "future trophy wife" Don't wait on daddy like he's a houseguest Desperate Housewives wasn't written for preschoolers Watch Access Hollywood for Britney Spears updates, not parenting tips Don't treat fine restaurants like a McDonald's playplace If you think you're a "cool mom," your kids think you're a pushover Don't share your kid's quality time with your blackberry Conclusion : what I've learned by mothering from the middle