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With the same down-to-earth wit that made her entertaining memoir sTORI Telling a #1 New York Times bestseller, Tori Spelling tells the hilarious and humbling stories of her life as a mom in the limelight.Tori Spelling might have grown up with everything a girl could wish for, but these days, she's just another suburban working mom...whose toddler regularly recognizes her in the pages of Us Weekly. Welcome to Mommywood, where the stars are two feet tall and your neighbors know who you are before you move in.Like most parents, Tori wants her children to have the one thing she didn't have as a kid -- a normal family. On their hit Oxygen reality show, Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood, the starlet and her husband Dean McDermott regularly wrestle dirty diapers, host the neighborhood block party, and tackle temper tantrums on the red carpet. But when the cameras aren't rolling, Tori's still having awkward run-ins with a former 90210 costar at a Laser Tag birthday party, scooping rogue poo out of the kiddie pool on a resort vacation, and racing to win back her pre-baby body before the media starts calling her fat. For all her suburban fantasies, Tori Spelling is no June Cleaver.From learning to be the kind of parent her own mother never was to revealing what it's like to raise a family while everyone is watching, Mommywood is an irresistible snapshot of celebrity parenthood that you won't get from the paparazzi. ... Read more

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TORI SPELLING COVER + 8 GREAT KIDS' ROOMS + HOW TO FIGHT FAIR IN FRONT OF THE KIDS + 21 PERFECT FATHER'S DAYS PRESENTS. THIS IS A SUBSCRIPTION ISSUE WITH NO ADDRESS LABEL. ... Read more

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This collection of essays, originally written as blogs on her own site, details Ashton's insight and mishaps on her journey to thirty. She questions everything from love to singledom, friends and family, even Neanderthals and religion, as she searches for love and spiritual enlightenment in all the wrong places.

READING EXCERPT:

My life is an open book. Literally, considering you’re reading this. I write blogs. This doesn’t make me special or cool. Everyone writes blogs nowadays. But several years ago, 2004 to be exact, it was the wave of the future for all of us quick-flapping jibber jabberers who longed to have a voice in this world, even if no one was listening. Luckily, people’s ears perked up when I started spewing my personal relationship sagas and conducting random informal inquests into life, love and the pursuit of men, who more often than not, turned out to be losers. And so I wrote. You responded, and I wrote some more. Hey, someone’s gotta make an ass of themselves in order to be a martyr for the betterment of mankind. Might as well be me.

On my journey to turning thirty, I had a lot of questions and I longed for something more. I was seemingly lost, like most of us are in our late twenties. The sheen of youth begins to fade, our bar-hopping party days come to a screeching halt (mostly because responsibility kicks in, and partly because all of our trusted party companions begin committing and spawning) and if we find ourselves single, we begin to look within for both wisdom and critique.Mostly critique, but who’s counting?

I, personally, am on a constant learning curve. My life is a work in progress, to say the least. This book begins with my divorce and introduces you to The Life of Jen through brief essays, commentary and contemplative thoughts written during the next three years as I balanced motherhood, men, ego and coming to terms with the ridiculous world around me. You will journey through my pain, cynicism, insecurities, humor and heart as I attempt to grow into a woman; reluctantly, if I may add, as I have always possessed a bit of penis envy.

My opinions are not always popular, my outlook on life is not always positive, and there is nothing orthodox about the way I travel my path. However, I do vow to learn from my mistakes, love those dear to me, and...

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4 EMOTIONS IN ONE DAY
I don't advise this book before bed !!!!Normally I can read a book before bed and fall asleep after a few pages BUT not this book... I was literally captivated by the collections of blogs and short stories about Jen Ashton's life.I couldn't put it down and yes finished it in one sitting.. well laying down.So needless to say it was a late night.

This collection is very well written, it's entertaining and funny and had me giggling - reminding me of some of my experiences of the journey to 30.

I found it inspirational and have already decided that one day very soon I am going to go and buy some balloons, attach some affirmations to them and set them into the atmosphere. You will understand after reading it :)

I cried when she wrote about her relationship with her ex husband and family. This book had me laughing one minute and sniffling the next.I am already anticipating the next book of her adventures.

This book is a great read !Two thumbs up!There is something that everyone can relate to in this book male or female.

Clever, Witty, and Inspiring
Okay, I just spent the last two hours completely absorbed in this wonderfully written, observant, and hilarious book. Very, very entertaining. You are a lot of writer, Ms. Ashton.
--J.R. Rain

Keep Writing Jen

Jen Ashton takes us through a years' long journey of growth and turmoil plus some clever musings on such topics as men, tattoos and pushing 30.

She is refreshingly open and candid, bringing her popular blogs of the past to us in one collection.
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Each beautifully illustrated card features real-life images and words that will expand children's vocabulary, as well as enhance their concept development and word recognition skills. Language Discovery Cards include words in seven different languages, along with phonetic pronunciations to help children gain native and foreign language skills. The high quality laminated cards are durable and store conveniently in a slipcase. Their portability helps make Baby Einstein Language Discovery Cards the perfect on-the-go learning activity for babies and toddlers. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (28)

Too much commercialization
I bought these for my 18-month old son, just as he was starting to speak, in an effort to teach him words.My kid loves these cards to toss around and throw.They are very poor if you want to teach with them.The items on the cards are from the videos.So for instance, a bear is a plastic bear with a violin from one of the videos.Some of the items are difficult to identify for this reason.Also they have things like rooster and chicken (which are difficult to differentiate) and a clock that looks like a toy.I let my son throw these cards around and bought two sets of DK My First Flash cards (Animals and Numbers and Counting), where a horse looks like a horse and not some stupid toy from a video(a.nd they are cheaper!)

Disappointed
I just purchased these for my 7 month old and was disappointed to find most of the pictures are photos of stuffed animals (lamb, pig, owl etc.) and not photos of the real thing. The picture of a bear is playing a violin and the star is unidentifiable. However, I do like that there are several languages printed on the back and the cards are big, bright and durable. These cards would have been excellent if only a pig was a photo of a real pig and not a pink ball of fluff!

Nice Product
I really like these.Wish they were sturdier.My 15 month son loves them.

Very poor product
Each card is related to some Baby Einstein video, seems like they are constantly cross-selling their products.

What's worse the pictures are not prototypical of the word being introduced, e.g. most of the animals are stuffed toys which barely look like the original.

Extremely disappointing!

Learning Cards
My daughter who is 1 likes these. I like them because they are helping her learn object names and what the words look like.She likes them for the nice illustrations. They are a good size for her to hold after we have gone over each one and she likes to collect certain animals in piles.There are a few blank cards in the pile so I taped pictures of family members onto them and labeled the cards with the person's name so she could see their picture, see their name and hear me say it at the same time to help her learn who everyone is. The cards are sturdy and great for taking along in her diaper bag. I agree with other reviewers that although I understand that many of the cards have pictures on them from the Baby Einstein videos and are connected that way, things like the "star" need a picture of a real star not a toy because it is not easily identifiable.All in all, best language development cards I have found for young children. ... Read more