Yoga Pant Nation (Class Mom #3)
Summary:
From the author of Class Mom and You've Been Volunteered comes Yoga Pant Nation--a novel about one mom's challenges through parenting and life, keeping her on her toes and perpetually in yoga pants.
Jen Dixon of Overland Park, Kansas—fearless mother of a fifth-grade boy and two thirty-something daughters—is used to juggling a lot, from her mission to become a spin instructor, to stepping in as the most acerbic class mom ever (again), to taking care of her two-year-old granddaughter. But when the PTA president throws her a mandate to raise $10,000 for the fifth-grade class, even unflappable Jen is going to need more than her regular spin class to get her through this final year at William Taft Elementary School.
In the midst of new complications—organizing the class overnight to Topeka, an unexpected spin class fan in the form of her husband’s crazy ex-wife, and trying to navigate her parents’ sudden descent into apparent delusions—Jen hardly has the patience to listen to yet another half-baked idea (come on, ladies, another wrapping paper sale?) from WeFUKCT (We Fundraise Until Kingdom Come Team), her fundraising committee. But if anyone can get elementary parents to pull off the impossible, it’s Jen Dixon.
With her always irreverent and laugh-out-loud humor—boldly holding forth on those things you’re thinking, but would never dare say out loud—Laurie Gelman shines a light on the indignities and hilarities of modern parenting. (Summary and cover courtesy of goodreads.com)
Review:
I picked this one up from the library on an impulse when I was looking for something funny and it perfectly hit the mark. Jen Dixon is a chaotic yet relatable character thrown into ridiculous circumstances being voluntold by the school. She says all the things I would hope I’d be able to say if given the same circumstances, but honestly, she comes to it with a better sense of humor if given the same stressors.
Is this series going to change your life? Certainly not. But if you’re exposed to even a sliver of the ridiculousness that is related to the American school system you’d certainly may as well come along for the ride and get a good laugh while you’re at it. If you can, it would be worth starting at the beginning of the series.
Rating: 5 stars!
Who should read it? Folks looking for a few laughs and something that isn’t too heavy.
Want to read the whole series?
Class Mom (Class Mom #1)
You’ve Been Volunteered (Class Mom #2)