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Lessons from a Default Parent
by Lou Beckett
€ 13.75
ISBN: 9780241773598
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - What nobody tells you about parenthood, from one 'silent partner' behind the Parenting Hell podcast.
With a brand-new chapter charting the uprising of default parents everywhere!
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'Funny, reflective and honest. Reading this book is like sitting down with your bestie for a proper mumlife debrief' - Giovanna Fletcher
'More demanding than 'hell', this is parenting purgatory for authentic women who've put their lives on hold to be mummy' - Katherine Ryan
'A brilliant, comforting and funny read for any default parent' - Ellie Taylor
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What nobody tells you about parenthood, from one of the 'silent partners' behind the Parenting Hell podcast.
School-run coordinator, party planner, clubs organiser, laundry sorter... and maybe even a 'real' job on top! Sound exhaustingly familiar?
From assumptions surrounding who is going to stay at home with the kids to the never-ending list of school admin, being 'the default parent' rears its head in a plethora of ways.
This book is for all the defaults out there - bored out of their eyeballs or so overwhelmed they could scream expletives into the wind for a solid hour - to know their invisible labour is seen and valued.
With heartfelt and hilarious advice, Lou Beckett provides much-needed comfort and community for the one who is depended on the most (and often feels appreciated the least), and maybe - just maybe - how we can begin to rebalance the parenting scales and muddle through a little better, together.
256 pages.
Not Yet Published.
Printed on or after 24/09/26. Please note dispatch may take 5-10 days after publication date.
A separate order should be placed for this item. If you order this along with other items, your entire order will be held and despatched when complete.
Date of Publication: 24/09/2026
