title: Welcome to Motherhood: Poems of humor, advice, and reassurance for new moms (full-color edition) (Volume 1)
author:  Lori Fettner 
description: Lori Fettner was a production editor in the childrens division of Simon &amp; Schuster before becoming a teacher, and now she is writing full time while caring for her daughter. Her first book, Teaching to the Child, was published under the penname Ms. Frank in 2012. Her latest book, Welcome to Motherhood, is available in both a black-and-white, and full-color edition. Lori is currently working on the 2nd book in her motherhood series and something brand new. Visit LoriFettner.com for more information on her past and upcoming books, events in your area, her teaching and motherhood blogs, and more!
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  **PRAISE FOR**
  
  
  ADULT CONVERSATION
  
  
  “Ferner’s book is at times laugh-out-loud/so-funny-you-have-to-repeat-aloud-
  to-the-person-nearest-you, and at times viscerally poignant in how accurately
  she portrays motherhood, as well as how tenuous working outside of the home
  can feel! Most of all, she reminds us that no matter how many children we
  have, where we live, or how we live, we as mothers are more alike than we are
  different, and that we are at our strongest when we band together.”
  
  
  —DR. DARRIA LONG, best-selling author of _Mom Hacks_
  
  
  “Reading _Adult Conversation_ is like having a friend who is both funny and
  100 percent real walking beside you on the heart-bending and life-upending
  path of parenthood. You will see yourself within these characters and find
  humor and solace on every page. Brandy has somehow captured the sometimes
  soul-crushing reality of parenthood in a way that makes you laugh and feel
  deeply seen, while providing a bit of therapy all at