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    Life in a Nutshell
    Life in a Nutshell
    Life in a Nutshell
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    Life in a Nutshell

    By Kate Young

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    Young is unapologetically blunt as she shares an honest insight into a not so perfect and far from normal life of a real woman starting at puberty and goping through all the different stages and events that life throws in people's way. Life In A Nutshell removes the blinders from readers' eyes, tossing out the great expectations they may have in life and exposing the often harsh realities of life. Do fairytales happen to anyone else other than Cinderella? It would be pure whimsy to think so. But life is what one makes it to be. It can still be a fairytale, somewhat lopsided and unconventional, still with its own imperfect but happy ending.













    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris AU
    Release dateSep 24, 2010
    ISBN9781453566145
    Life in a Nutshell
    Author

    Kate Young

    Kate Young is a member of the Guppy Chapter of Sisters in Crime. When not writing her own books, she enjoys reading and cooking. A married mother of three, she currently resides in a small town in Georgia.

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    Life in a Nutshell - Kate Young

    Contents

    PART I

    The Nut

    Before Puberty

    After Puberty

    End of School: End of Life as We Know It

    The Workforce

    Dating in Real Life, Not Hollywood Style

    Marriage: Word Meaning Not Very Much Indeed

    The Big Day

    Marriage, Sex, and Babies

    PART II

    The Nutshell Gets a Little Crowded

    The Birth

    Mothers’ Group

    Back to Work

    First Birthday

    As Time Goes By

    My Little Winge

    Bump Number 2

    To Cheat or Not to Cheat

    The Truth, the Whole Truth, Which Is Way Too Much Information

    PART III

    Vacating the Nut

    Reality Hits

    Night Out

    Night Out Nightmare

    The Morning after the Nightmare

    The Phone Call: Who Is Speaking?

    Conference Call

    Coffee Time

    What Dinner Date?

    How to Date This Time Around

    Internet Dating: A Different World

    Contact Made: First Date Arranged

    Round 2

    Ok it must have been the drink

    Extending the family

    Happily ever after

    I would like to dedicate this book to my mum. She is the strongest, most reliable person in the world. It is thanks to her that I am half the woman I am today. Without her in my life, I could not have tackled many of the situations that life throws at us.

    Also I would like to mention my stepdad. He came into my mum’s life at a time when she had not one, but three horrid children, me being one of them, who went out of our way to make his life hell. But unlike some men, he stuck it out, and I do believe my mum got the fairy tale she deserved, and I got the best dad in the world.

    So to Mum and Dad, I love you both and thank you for never giving up on me.

    PS: Dad, ignore the swearing . . .

    PART I

    The Nut

    There comes a time, when all of a sudden, you look in the mirror and think, ‘Shit, when did I get to be this old, and what the fuck have I done with my life?!’

    At some point, it hits us like a sack of shit, and you never look in that bloody mirror again. Well, you do, but just not in the same way, ever.

    You begin life with this great expectation and innocence about growing up, getting married, having a family, and living happily ever after. Well, I’m sorry, even Cinderella had to kiss a lot of fucking frogs and start a relationship with pet mice before she met her Prince Charming, and let’s be realistic. I would rather be committed, before I form a relationship with any rodent (OK, ex-husbands do class as rodents, but that’s a different story).

    As women, we put so much pressure on ourselves to be this unobtainable person, who can do dishes whilst sexually pleasing her partner, whilst changing the baby’s bottom, whilst sweeping the floors with the broom that is permanently stuck up her arse. As I am sure both my ex-husbands would tell you, we are not fucking perfect, and the thing that goes first is the sex.

    Yes, it’s a shame, but we still manage time to sweep that floor whilst changing bums and doing dishes. So how did this happen? One minute you’re a fun-loving, free, and sexy individual, and the next, you’re Mrs Fucking Domesticated Mess!

    You have met the man of your dreams—smart, funny, successful, and even your best best friend loves him, but then you wake up from your dream and the reality hits you.

    I blame the society that makes you believe that you must get married and have a family. Obviously, society was formed when a group of men, who from as far back as one cares to remember, had the need to control everything and everyone! So in a nutshell, here is a little breakdown of a woman’s not-so-perfect fucking life.

    Warning:

    Please do not be offended or

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