Lessons from a Default Parent

<p><b>THE INSTANT <i>SUNDAY TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b></p><p><b><i>'Funny, reflective and honest. Reading this book is like sitting down with your bestie for a proper mumlife debrief’ </i>– Giovanna Fletcher</b></p><p><b><i>‘More demanding than ‘hell’, this is parenting purgatory for authentic women who’ve put their lives on hold to be mummy’ </i>– Katherine Ryan</b></p><p><b><i>‘A brilliant, comforting and funny read for any default parent’ </i>– Ellie Taylor</b></p><p>___</p><p><b>What nobody tells you about parenthood, from one of the ‘silent partners’ behind the <i>Parenting Hell</i> podcast.</b></p><p><b>School-run coordinator, party planner, clubs organiser, laundry sorter… and maybe even a ‘real’ job on top! Sound exhaustingly familiar? </b></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>