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Let me explain:
About half-dozen or seven years ago (holy crap I'm getting old!) I started writing a book nearly a pregnant teenager. I was hardly past being a teenager myself at that stage, but I just couldn't practice it. I had never been pregnant. And I therefore had no idea what I was talking nigh. I needed t
Don't laugh, but "randomly" meeting Tracy Engelbrecht (online – because where else do we meet people these days?) was some sort of Universal show of synchronicity. The Universe likes to do this to me.Let me explain:
About half dozen or 7 years ago (holy crap I'm getting old!) I started writing a volume about a pregnant teenager. I was hardly past beingness a teenager myself at that stage, but I just couldn't do it. I had never been pregnant. And I therefore had no idea what I was talking virtually. I needed to know what it felt like to stroke a pregnant abdomen. I needed to know what morning sickness felt like and how it feels to be kicked from the inside. Those stupid books at the library helped null – it didn't take long to figure that out. So I shelved the book, promising myself that equally soon as I institute myself pregnant I would choice it up again.
Now of course that never happened. When I was pregnant all I wanted to practise was knit and stitch things (true story – my dad still laughs at me about that) but the other day I picked upward the novel with a very intense demand to revisit the idea of finishing it and doing it properly.
Enter Tracy.
I have no idea where this lass came from only somehow she concluded up in my newsfeed. She plainly must take added me to her Facebook for some reason (I always allow people to add me – maxim "no" to someone who is trying "add you equally a friend" e'er seems similar messing around with karma) and soon I saw that she had written this volume called "The Girl Who Couldn't Say No". Now my book-in-the-making is nothing like hers at all, except for the pregnant teen bit, and I couldn't help thinking "oh I must read that it will assistance!" And The Universe went become off your bloody arse and write you daffy cow. The Universe is so rude.
Anyway, I finally contacted Tracy and asked her to send me a signed copy – which she graciously did. I haven't been so excited to read a book in ages! I don't know why I simply knew I was going to love information technology.
I'm not going to give yous a detailed plot synopsis hither. It's about a teenager who falls significant – you demand to know no more than than that. What I loved about information technology though was the raw and vulnerable honesty with which the whole thing was written. Apart from beingness the kind of book any mother could relate to (I'm dead serious when I tell you that I laughed and cried through the whole matter!) there is only something virtually the voice of this quirky person that you just can't help just fall in love with. The complete un-pretentiousness of it is but and then precious! And possibly that'southward a mad thing to say, simply throughout the whole book my caput kept going "You see Nadine, you should just write similar yourself, it works amend that style!" For that, Tracy, I accept to thank you.
I must admit also that quietly observing Tracy over the final footling while has given me a scrap of a circuitous. What an amazing woman! Autonomously from existence a single mom of two (single mom of one is hard enough – I should know!) Tracy runs a young moms back up group in Fish Hoek. Why? Because she'due south awesome!
To Tracy: You're an inspiration dear. Proceed being y'all.
Why I give information technology a five: It's an important volume that tackles a subject that is very rarely tackled without an air of condescension and self-righteousness.
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The tone is both defensive and open, full of quirky sense of humour. The volume made me appreciate what I have got and a piddling kick in the psychic butt to make the best of things.
I look forward to Tracy'due south side by side book!
I loved the honesty and the unexpected story of a 14/15 year onetime girl, who turned out to be wise plenty to make what could take been a disaster into something magical and transformative.The tone is both defensive and open, full of quirky humour. The book made me appreciate what I take got and a little kick in the psychic barrel to make the best of things.
I await forrad to Tracy's next volume!
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On a (pre-pregnancy) discussion of teenage pregnancy with her friends: The consensus was that our boyfriends would dump us,
Engelbrecht was fourteen when she got significant, 15 when she gave nascence. Until and so she'd been a typical 'good girl', but pregnancy positioned her, in the eyes of many, as a 'girl who couldn't say no'. But she opted to go on with her pregnancy, ignore those who doubted her, and raise her child (and, several years after, another kid from some other doomed relationship).On a (pre-pregnancy) word of teenage pregnancy with her friends: The consensus was that our boyfriends would dump us, our parents would kill united states of america and our lives would exist over, the last 2 existence entirely separate issues, in example you were wondering. You can always count on middle-school girls for drama and cracking lashings of hot air. (loc. 543)
It's a fairly informal, chatty book. Helpfully, Engelbrecht was writing from her late twenties rather than her mid-teens, which ways she'south had quite a lot of fourth dimension for distance and perspective and so on. It'southward not brilliant, just it's straightforward and relatable and avoids extraneous drama. Altogether a reasonably interesting read.
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And even so, as distinctive as Tracy's phonation was, information technology took getting past the pregnancy test before her vocalisation grew on me. I related very well to many, if not all of her experiences... the moods, grown-ups who encounter young girls in this 'situation', and other 'condiments' that thou
Some life events are pretty much universal... falling in honey, getting married... and becoming a teenage mom. It happens all the time, except what sets apart each upshot is when you accept a writer voice something like Tracy'due south.And still, as distinctive equally Tracy'southward voice was, it took getting past the pregnancy exam before her vocalisation grew on me. I related very well to many, if not all of her experiences... the moods, grown-ups who encounter young girls in this 'state of affairs', and other 'condiments' that generally come up with the territory in such a 'situation.' The reaction of her younger sister when the announcement was kickoff made, I likewise constitute really moving. Her parents, especially her mother, non only handled 'the situation' well, just it had to be the largest blessing for Tracy and picayune Steven to have parents like this. Come to think on it, I should include some of the extended family as well. My just distraction was a (seemingly) misplaced anger that I tried to attribute to the pregnancy, knowing how often this life event (wildly) scrambles the hormones, and that's for women of any age…earlier, during, and after childbirth. It also could have been immaturity, or being a little spoiled peradventure, except I was never quite certain.
That said, I actually enjoyed the witty sarcasm. It'south what made this story none-the-less very engaging. From Ms. H, to the Catholic nun (in the hospital), to Auntie Cruella, to that receptionist job, and many, many other spots, I really enjoyed how Tracy handled herself, this story, and the best office... her embracing motherhood the way she did. Great job.
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The woman may have been 27/28 when the book was published, but information technology sounds like information technology comes straight from the diaries of well, a fifteen twelvemonth quondam. Good concept, important subject matter, TERRIBLY executed.
Through the blood, tears, sweat, and what sounds similar the massive
As Comic-Book Guy from 'The Simpsons' might say, Worst. Book. Always. Okay, maybe not Always simply it's pretty awful. And I'm never getting that time back. I'm non a unmarried mother - but I did have an unplanned child at an inopportune time.The woman may have been 27/28 when the book was published, simply it sounds similar it comes straight from the diaries of well, a xv year sometime. Skillful concept, important subject affair, TERRIBLY executed.
Through the blood, tears, sweat, and what sounds similar the massive support of her family she was able to proceed her education and accept decent job prospects, merely other than a quick blurb at the terminate, about young girls - postpartum, who still don't understand what it means to accept a babe - information technology fails to exist useful even as a cautionary tale.
I wish I'd known to begin with she was Southward African because the language (during the read) left me feeling like it was an American attempting to utilize British slang to set herself apart. That's my bad, I admit information technology.
I don't want to be personal, only it IS a memoir. I hopehopehope this woman is doing a piddling therapy and maybe seeing a psychiatrist - existence of 'those that require a footling extra mental wellness help' - I'chiliad just calling it like it appears in the volume.
Ugh. Don't read it. Don't even remember about information technology. I tin can't believe this tripe has over three stars on Goodreads.
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I really enjoyed this book, information technology'south a frank only readable account of a female parent learning to be a mother. It doesn't matter particularly that Tracy is a teenage mum as the "bowing to those with some semblance of authority" was exactly the way I felt when first becoming a mum (at twice Tracy's age!) Mums (and maybe Dads if they're inclined to read a "girlie book") will identify with almost everything,
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I actually enjoyed this book, information technology'due south a frank but readable account of a mother learning to be a mother. It doesn't thing particularly that Tracy is a teenage mum as the "bowing to those with some semblance of authority" was exactly the fashion I felt when first becoming a mum (at twice Tracy's age!) Mums (and possibly Dads if they're inclined to read a "girlie book") will identify with near everything, we all strive for the best for our children whilst secretly worrying it's all going wrong or have advice from relatives, those in the medical profession or even strangers who seem then sure of their wisdom until we acquire to trust ourselves and realise that nosotros know our children better than anyone!
Thank you Tracey, I'm glad you got your story down on paper - it really touched home with me... although it's also forewarned me of the momentous decisions I have alee :)
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I liked this book. Ms. Engelbrecht has a unique vocalism that carries you throughout her life. She is honest and funny. For the readers from the U.s., y'all may not get some of her references. I constitute myself curious on a number of occasions equally to who she was talking about or what that reference meant. Only this is a volume based in S Africa and it remains true to its origins.
I related to this volume in so many ways! In 1996, I too became a mother at the age of xv! In 2005, I too too had my 2nd kid at the age of 23! Neither fourth dimension did I ally the baby's father. My life is like a mirror prototype to Tracy Engelbrecht! I felt every emotion with Tracy, as I read this volume! Most girls that become pregnant at that age have no thought what to practice and they're not supposed to I guess. But like Tracy, becoming a mom at 15 changed my life for the b
The other girl who couldn't say no!I related to this book in and so many ways! In 1996, I likewise became a mother at the historic period of xv! In 2005, I too besides had my 2d kid at the historic period of 23! Neither fourth dimension did I marry the baby'due south father. My life is like a mirror image to Tracy Engelbrecht! I felt every emotion with Tracy, as I read this volume! Most girls that become pregnant at that age have no idea what to do and they're not supposed to I guess. But like Tracy, becoming a mom at xv changed my life for the better!
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True to life whether you are a young mum or not so young mum. Recommend this to anyone who is a mum
I think the title is slightly misleading. I imagined a people pleaser or submissive personality, and while Tracy admits she finds it difficult to stand up for h
I expected this to be a semi-preachy volume with some sense of humor. A 'beware this bad life pick' sort of autobiography. It was a spur of the moment reading choice. Information technology turned out to exist a relaxing read, written in a friendly conversational tone with just enough humour to brand you smile and have the edge of what could have been a very dry out story.I call up the championship is slightly misleading. I imagined a people pleaser or submissive personality, and while Tracy admits she finds it hard to stand up up for herself, the signal of this story doesn't come up virtually due to peer force per unit area or people pleasing. I retrieve the subtitle works a lot better and I always think of this volume every bit "The Memoir of a Teenage Mom".
Some negative reviews comment on the voice or ramblings, but I don't hold with whatever of that being a bad affair. The voice is conversational and it is because of this fact that I kept reading. It was a friendly, welcoming book, with a conversational tone. It fabricated it pleasant to read – the same feeling you get from talking to a friend. I rarely read autobiographies because the voice by and large fails to appeal to me and I just don't tend to care that much (at least for the pop ones, such as celebrity biographies you see every Christmas). I didn't find any of the volume to exist wondering so far off track that I felt lost or disinterested. Everything felt related and was pretty interesting to read.
Information technology was definitely interesting to read from the perspective of someone who felt that an unplanned teenage pregnancy was the 'it' they needed in their life to make it actually worthwhile. While I don't concur with any young girl who tries to get pregnant for any reason (keeping a young man, need for unconditional love, a desire to bear witness how mature they are and so on), I retrieve for Tracy it was a positive life issue, or at to the lowest degree one she made positive.
The chapter titles are amusing and there are parts in the volume that I can relate to so much (only equally progression from teen to adult, I'm non a female parent). At that place are also $.25 which are gems of feel. Such as:
"Once again, I was surprised to find that this forbidding human was merely a person like me, muddling through life and doing his best. More and more, I was learning that adults were non the all-knowing, all-powerful supreme beings I'd thought they were."
Because every bit children, at least, we all think that adults accept some magical quality which we lack as young people. When we realise all they take is more feel and different thought processes it's a shock. Tracy as well highlights how, while she is meaning and thus ceases to belong to her friends' world, her boyfriend can carry on with life as normal, get a new girlfriend, go out partying and shirk the responsibilities of fatherhood.
At that place are a scattering of typos in this volume, but overall I think it'due south a really pleasant brusk autobiography.
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The tone of the book was very "bloggy" for lack of a better word. It was chock full of side-stories and rambling and while it wasn't bad, information technology was sometimes hard to pick up the thread once more later being off on a tangent for a few pages. By and large this had to do with the author re-assuring the reader repeatedly that she is/was a Expert Girl, meaning that she wasn't promiscuous (and didn't desire to be) when she establish herself pregnant at fourteen. Which is all well and good, mista
I liked it, just information technology was just okay.The tone of the book was very "bloggy" for lack of a better word. Information technology was brimming full of side-stories and rambling and while it wasn't bad, it was sometimes hard to pick up the thread again after being off on a tangent for a few pages. Mostly this had to practise with the author re-assuring the reader repeatedly that she is/was a GOOD GIRL, meaning that she wasn't promiscuous (and didn't want to be) when she found herself pregnant at 14. Which is all well and good, mistakes happen, let'southward motility along in this story... but the thing is that THAT is the story. The just story. The championship is intentionally misleading (I judge hoping that you actually want to read about a promiscuous teen who "deserved" to go pregnant?) and actually applies to her people-pleasing personality which was Not the reason that she ended up pregnant at such a young age. That was merely typical teenage hormones and desires (again, the author goes to Swell LENGTHS to differentiate this). Then... okay... then what's the story about?
Truthfully, not much. I mean, yeah, she was a teenage mother which impacted her loftier schoolhouse didactics for a fourth dimension. But overall her life wasn't actually inverse. Her family unit was incredibly supportive and helped her raise her son and go to schoolhouse, etc. They even let her motility back home when she institute herself significant once more in her twenties with no support from the child's father. There were no moments of dire poverty or homelessness or drug utilize... then, other than her age when she had her first kid, it was but a typical single-mom story. Which, I am glad for, if I'k being truthful. I'yard happy for her that things worked out okay in the end and everyone was supportive and nice and her kids are okay. Simply I had to ask myself why this story was being told... who is this book for? It'southward non an encouragement to teen girls who want to be mothers, information technology's not a warning about the dangers of teen motherhood, it's not well-nigh the challenges of bringing up kids past yourself. Information technology'due south sort of a no-human's state as far as who the intended audience is supposed to exist. Which and so makes it seem like mayhap she's just trying to cash in on the teen mom tendency that is invading pop culture at the moment, past flashing her hipster cred by beingness one of the "original" teen moms. Except this volume was free on Amazon, so if she's trying to greenbacks in, she's not getting very far.
TL;DR takeaway: quick, candid, bloggy manner of writing is fun but there is no existent story in the finish.
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Her parents, particularly her mum were terrific and information technology was splendid the support they've always given her after their initial blowup ! And who would blame them, specially Now this shouldn't be a book I'd exist very interested in only having dog(s) and no kids and preferring life that manner but I actually enjoyed it. I downloaded it over a year ago now and kept putting it off every bit I was at a fleck of a loss every bit to why I did, to be honest ! Now I want to read a sequel but perhaps in a decade. That would be good.
Her parents, especially her mum were terrific and it was splendid the back up they've always given her after their initial blowup ! And who would blame them, especially when "she gets knocked upwards again, if yous can believe information technology" ? I loved the moments described of her mum with her new grandson. They fifty-fifty made ME sniffy. I estimate having her family around and really knowing deep downwards that existence a mum that young isn't actually the norm nor the correct thing to practise is what separates her from those mums she encountered in the hospital and what will stop her daughter doing the aforementioned. Yet, Tracy was proud of her kids and does parent them as opposed to wanting to be their pal and I liked that coupled with the fact she spends fourth dimension with them and is HAPPY to do and so !!
There were some very funny lines in it equally well. I particularly loved "It seemed like a skilful idea at the time. Of class, and so did the 2d George Bush and we all know how that turned out". Hahaha....
She lives in South Africa and clearly things are a flake different there every bit she mentioned abortion beingness illegal still in the 1990s and her elder boyfriend at the time was not prosecuted, either.
It wasn't without mistakes although I didn't spot one till page 85 !! That was the odd-sounding sentence-"...my friend would rather take me chewing mouths full of poisonous plants". Then confectionery in i line was spelt properly and then non as confectionary. She does tend to dearest her bracketing a lot as well. Still, they're only small gripes. Her writing was slap-up and it was squeamish non to happen across a spelling mistake or grammatical error every few pages.
See you in ten years for the second instalment !! I look forward to that. Maybe we'll meet Tracy the Wife and then. Tracy the Author'south washed good !! ...more than
The volume follows the writer from finding out she was significant at xiv to where she is now. Now, I thought the story would get from her meeting David and their relationship then her getting significant and so on. Like in a sequent sequence kinda thing,
Got this volume for gratis on my Kindle, the plot intrigued me then I thought why not? The book is fairly short and then it makes for piece of cake reading, in addition to this information technology'southward sort of in diary grade. Well, flashbacks really which besides helps to read it in one sitting.The book follows the author from finding out she was pregnant at 14 to where she is now. Now, I idea the story would go from her meeting David and their relationship then her getting pregnant and then on. Similar in a sequent sequence kinda thing, like well-nigh books. Or like To Impale A Mockingbird where you end where you started. So I was a chip surprised when it didn't and sometimes switched back and along in the chapter - withal it wasn't confusing.
You see the character grow and develop however at some points you're not entirely certain how sometime she is (but this is later on in the book). It's not a scandal of how she got pregnant and she says that from the very commencement, it's nix sordid it's only something that has just happened. At that place aren't many twists or turns in the books, information technology's not like that, she'due south simply telling us her life but in a novel class rather than a biography then information technology'south easy to forget that.
I must admit I was expecting something a little more just that's because I was still under the impression that it was a novel of a character. It's her life and that is what happened, it'southward interesting to read to hear almost what really does happen. That if you go meaning you wasn't always going to get kicked out or forced to give it up, this showed it in a different fashion. The way that'south more likely to happen. It was refreshing.
The book was written mainly for teenagers even though information technology says otherwise, some parents may pick information technology upward if they ever detect themselves in this state of affairs however information technology's doubtful. The volume provided many laughs and a character you can warm to easily, I was rooting for her the whole time and had a huge grin on my face when the babe started to boot (detail highlight of the book for me).
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Later on finding out that she's pregnant, Tracy just accepts the fact and moves on from there. With very lilliputian whining (aside from that caused by hormones), Tracy
I wasn't certain what I was getting into with this book. Being a childless woman in her mid-twenties, I wasn't certain how I would relate to a book virtually Tracy, who found out she was going to exist a mom when she was fourteen. I figured it would just be another whiny tale nearly men's trickery and the woes of existence a teenage mom. I was dead wrong.After finding out that she's significant, Tracy merely accepts the fact and moves on from there. With very picayune whining (aside from that caused by hormones), Tracy takes on her new role as female parent with humor and guts. Basically, this is a story of a female parent learning to be a mother. Information technology doesn't matter that she is merely fourteen at the time, it is something many women can chronicle to, whether they accept children or not.
In that location is a lot of profanity in this volume, but the story would actually lose an integral part without information technology. Tracy likewise has some very potent opinions about...well, everything, and this may offend the hands offended. I loved all of information technology though every bit information technology actually made a woman I have never met seem like a best friend.
Tracy'due south take on life, sex, motherhood, and everything in between is delightfully sarcastic, witty, and hilariously funny. Despite going into the book no knowing how I would relate, I discovered that I have a ridiculous amount in common with Tracy. Subsequently only one page, I was hooked and this turned out to exist i of the all-time memoirs I've read in a long fourth dimension. In a globe inundated with cocky-absorbed memoirs past celebrities, this was a refreshing read.
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Engelbrecht'south humor and wit drew me into the book. I loved her wit and her sense of humor. There was, besides, quite a flake of profanity in the book but information technology all belonged there. That was Tracy's personality and it gave you a real sense of her. As a mother, I found her insight on motherhood hilarious. I laughed out loud on several
Tracy got pregnant at 15. As with all teenage mothers, she struggled through all the hardships motherhood brings with information technology. This is her story of how she got through it and more.Engelbrecht's humor and wit drew me into the book. I loved her wit and her sense of humor. There was, besides, quite a bit of profanity in the book just it all belonged there. That was Tracy's personality and it gave yous a real sense of her. As a female parent, I establish her insight on motherhood hilarious. I laughed out loud on several occasions, especially when describing toddlers, since that is the stage my children are in right now.
The offset ii/three of the book, I was actually into. I loved reading her thoughts on what was going on in her life. It was all interesting. The concluding 1/3 dragged for me, though. I had a hard time getting through it. I don't know if I tin can pinpoint why, perhaps it was the way she rambled off subject for pages at a time, though that happened through the whole book. Possibly it was the subject field matter or the slight repetitiveness. I'm non sure. Either way, I didn't similar the last part of the book. Plus my American brain shuddered every time I read the word "learnt". But her humor was still in that location.
It was a quick and funny read.
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This is South African Tracy'south own story of how she came to be a teenage mum afterwards falling meaning at the tender age of 15. She was a Good Girl though, so how could this happen?
With Tracy now 28, this is written just how you could imagine a friend telling you about their past. Information technology'south extremely easy to read, witty, often cocky-deprecating and tells the story of a smart, likeable daughter who fabricated w
This book was free on Kindle when I downloaded it in mid-December – although looking today it is now £2.60.This is Southward African Tracy'southward own story of how she came to exist a teenage mum after falling pregnant at the tender age of xv. She was a Adept Girl though, so how could this happen?
With Tracy now 28, this is written simply how you could imagine a friend telling you about their past. It's extremely piece of cake to read, witty, ofttimes self-deprecating and tells the story of a smart, likeable daughter who made what could hands be seen as 1 huge mistake, just you lot never feel that with Tracy. She obviously loves her kids very, very much and non at any stage does she appear to believe that her life would accept been better if she hadn't fallen pregnant at that fourth dimension of her life.
Very much supported by her family, she comes across as very mature and strong-willed, which she obviously needed to exist whilst dealing with some of the people who obviously treated her with cloy and/or antipathy.
It was a very easy read, and a completely different viewpoint to all the 'unwanted teenage pregnancy' stories that you ordinarily hear about.
Even improve, Tracy is donating all the proceeds from the sale of the volume towards funding Young Mom Back up, a support group for young & teen mums in Cape Town, Southward Africa.
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The book starts with fourteen twelvemonth old Tracy finding out she is pregnant. Much of t The Girl Who Couldn't Say No is not presented equally a cautionary tale on the horrors of teenage maternity, nor is information technology an attempt to brand teenage motherhood seem a glamourous and appealing choice. With a refreshing mix of honesty and humour the author does not try to make excuses, rather she gives an authentic account of the ups and downs that come up with juggling pregnancy and motherhood with studying and working.
The book starts with fourteen year old Tracy finding out she is meaning. Much of the early book focuses on the pregnancy itself, preparation for baby, dealing with parents, beau, friends and the pedagogy organization, leading upward to the enviably directly forward delivery of Steven. The story then goes on to explore the early days of motherhood in a lite-hearted way but without whatever of the carbohydrate-blanket that some authors employ. The residual of the volume discusses the difficulties of finding suitable work to back up oneself and one'due south kid as a young, single mother. At times it seems every bit though Tracy doesn't like anyone she writes about - non her bosses, non the pre-school teachers, not the fathers of her children - but her dedication to her son (and her daughter, when she comes along later on) and giving her family the best she can is certainly worth aspiring to. ...more than
It's not a book yous read for deep philosophical thought, no. However, I'll admit, Engelbrecht goes into quite a few literary tangents that surprised me--She's funny AND smart!
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Tracy Engelbrecht could have written this volume as a how-to to raising a child equally a teen-age mother. The nice thing about this book is, she didn't! She uses wit and charm to captivate readers into turning 1 folio after another. Her sincere concurrence to making bad mistakes makes Engelbrecht so real, and then likable.Information technology's not a book you read for deep philosophical idea, no. However, I'll admit, Engelbrecht goes into quite a few literary tangents that surprised me--She's funny AND smart!
I'll acknowledge, there were a few rants that I had to skim through because I only got tired of the aforementioned vocal and dance. For this reason, information technology took me about two days longer to read than typical. I could take finished information technology in 1 day.
I'd recommend this to anyone who'd like a nice chuckle here and in that location. Y'all come out gaining from this book by setting the standard to "just laugh out loud for a chip," considering one may just acquire about how to exist a good mom through Engelbrecht'south book, although she will exist kickoff to admit, that's not what her intention was at all!
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At that place is some heavy linguistic communication in the book, but it is conspicuously a reflection of Tracy'due south personality and adds to the story, so information technology shouldn't be taken with not bad offense. Tracy repeatedly expresses her frustrations with "relig
As a soon-to-be start time mom, I enjoyed Tracy's bluntness and sense of humour throughout The Girl Who Couldn't Say No. Tracy addressed many of the fears I have about becoming a mom, and seeing that she tackled them head on at only fifteen helps me have a flake more confidence in myself.In that location is some heavy linguistic communication in the book, but information technology is clearly a reflection of Tracy's personality and adds to the story, so it shouldn't be taken with cracking offense. Tracy repeatedly expresses her frustrations with "religious" people, mostly Christians/Catholics. It breaks my middle for her that she had bad experiences with such people and I pray that someday she will come across a Christian who is actually concerned with sharing God'southward dear instead of damning everyone to hell.
This book was free on the Amazon Kindle at the time of this review.
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The only things that I didn't intendance to read were the whiny parts, but I took a step dorsum and idea...nosotros are all whiny, mothers. We earned that.
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I was once Th
Tracy Engelbrecht is a writer and mother of two. She lives in Cape Town and doesn't abound freakishly large prizewinning vegetables, only she does do a nice lasagne and her children aren't in therapy withal, so things are going well. She hardly e'er drinks pina coladas or gets caught in the rain, but she's working on it.That's the official story. The truth is, of course, much less exciting.
I was once The Daughter Who Couldn't Say No, just these days I'm mom and eternal tea-maker to a teenage son, and mommy and copious cuddler of a tween daughter – both unique specimens of delicious humanity, way cooler than you'd wait with me as a mom.
I'thou as well blogger, a columnist and a Tweeter-in-grooming. What else? Ah, yes. Thinker, reader, pudding-fantasist, champion-napper and above all, a sensible daughter.
I have a affair for history and science, am a genealogy freak and gravestone stalker. This may or may not mean dubious things about my psychological state. I'thou going with "may non". Wishful thinking? Indeed then.
Huge fan of curiosity and learning new stuff, my final words are almost probable to exist "Hey, what does this button practise? "
Hopelessly inelegant and perfectly inappropriate for every occasion, I clothing my awkwardness like a bluecoat of award. I have to. It'due south the but jewellery I own not made from macaroni.
I've given upwardly on the pina colada thing (see above). It was never me anyway; I'g much more than a creme soda float girl. Wif sprinkles.
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