Mom, I Ate in a Hat. A Parental Quest from School Crafts to the Puberty of Favorite Children

Zinaida Lobanova is a storyteller, journalist with many years of experience, former special correspondent for "Komsomolskaya Pravda" and other authoritative publications. Author of the book "A Spoonful for Mom, a Spoonful for Dad" and mother of two Zoomer daughters. “I thought: the kids would grow up, stop eating sand, learn to get dressed by themselves, and everything would become much simpler. But everything only got more complicated. They started eating fast food, learned to be rude, and skip classes.” This book is autofiction about the challenging parental everyday life of a mother and her relationships with her growing children. Complicated parenting dilemmas, laughter through tears, and the incredible supportive vibe of all parents who sometimes dream of just lying down and dying, but cannot: they are the only adults here. Zinaida Lobanova shows life itself, with its joys, problems, and feelings, as it is — genuinely to the point of tears. You will find warmth and support here, a sense of hope, optimism, and a slight hint of sadness. And still, they will grow up.