The World Deserves My Children
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- Author：Natasha Leggero
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Summary
A laugh-out-loud funny collection of insightful and razor-sharp essays on motherhood in our post-apocalyptic world from comedian Natasha Leggero。
When Natasha Leggero got pregnant at forty-two after embarking on the grueling IVF process， she was over the moon。 But once her feelings of bliss dissipated， she couldn’t help but shake the lingering question: Am I doing this right？ And then， Should I be doing this if the world is about to end？
In The World Deserves My Children， Natasha explores themes like “geriatric” motherhood， parenting in an environmental panic， fear and love， discipline （and conflicting schools of thought on how not to raise a brat）， and more。 Ultimately， Natasha determines that motherhood is worth it。 After all， where do you think the next five generations of humans will be if the only people who are having kids don’t believe in science？ The world deserves my children。
When Natasha Leggero got pregnant at forty-two after embarking on the grueling IVF process， she was over the moon。 But once her feelings of bliss dissipated， she couldn’t help but shake the lingering question: Am I doing this right？ And then， Should I be doing this if the world is about to end？
In The World Deserves My Children， Natasha explores themes like “geriatric” motherhood， parenting in an environmental panic， fear and love， discipline （and conflicting schools of thought on how not to raise a brat）， and more。 Ultimately， Natasha determines that motherhood is worth it。 After all， where do you think the next five generations of humans will be if the only people who are having kids don’t believe in science？ The world deserves my children。
Reviews
Luxia
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Funny， but i didn’t need just funny from a book。 If I wanted that i’d just go watch youtube videos。 The air of anxiety and worry she has around her kid is infectious。 I wonder if most women become fear monsters after giving birth。 The fun wasn’t worth the fear rubbing off on me。
Lochsley
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As a mom， reading another mom ramble on about parenting a small child was very validating and enjoyable。 I felt a lot of connection regarding parenting struggles minus of course the luxury of a nanny。 Some things were definitely more explicit than I am used to， but I felt it was a really fun fast read！
Kristi Yost
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The cover caught my eye at the library and it promised "laugh out-loud humor" so I grabbed it。 I'd never heard of the author and still have no real idea who she is， but I like humorous parenting books and I have three kids， so I thought， why not？ Ironically， I ended up finding the chapters about Leggero's pre-child life far more interesting and funny， especially her 1980s childhood with her absent dad， demon-child younger brother， wine-guzzling stepmom， and tough， tired single mother。 Leggero he The cover caught my eye at the library and it promised "laugh out-loud humor" so I grabbed it。 I'd never heard of the author and still have no real idea who she is， but I like humorous parenting books and I have three kids， so I thought， why not？ Ironically， I ended up finding the chapters about Leggero's pre-child life far more interesting and funny， especially her 1980s childhood with her absent dad， demon-child younger brother， wine-guzzling stepmom， and tough， tired single mother。 Leggero helped raise her two brothers， preparing Lipton rice as a main course and other very relatable anecdotes about the oddly intense pressures of expectation for girls in the 80s。 You didn't think you deserved anything， really， or that the world owed you jack crap。 So you did what you had to do， end of story。 And yeah， we all got left alone in the car in that era， no matter how hot or cold the temp outside and no matter how long your mom had to shop or meet her secret lover， or whatever。 I also found compelling the chapters about former boyfriends and what she's learned since， and how grateful she is that none of these losers impregnated her back in the day。 I think all women should be far more aggressively picky when it comes to choosing life mates。 In some ways， there really isn't a more important or significant choice in one's life than a mate。 The line that made me personally laugh out loud the hardest was her observation that twenty-three year olds had to watch a 10-second video to know how much milk to put in their coffee。 And she thinks the world is doomed by climate change。。。Even though this is touted as a parenting book， Leggero's "advice" on parenting is kind of a joke。 She comes across as shallow and borderline ridiculous; rather than LOLing （blech）， I was eye-rolling and speculating that about 80% of her parenting anecdotes were made up for "laughs" in the true fashion of a creative， comedic type of person。 The narrative fell flat because it seemed so false; actors are attention seeking at best and gapingly insecure and flatulently insincere at worst， so I suppose that figures。 Finally， if the most glowing endorsement for your parenting book comes from a vapid mouthpiece like Chelsea Lately， I mean Handler， I mean Who Gives A Shit It's Not the Early 200os Anymore， that kind of says it all。。。 。。。more
Carly
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I listened to this on audiobook， which is one of my favorite mediums for memoirs and the like， especially when read by the authors themselves。 I enjoy Leggero's standup， and if you're familiar with her then this book has much of what you would expect from Legerro。 She has some funny observations and quips about parenting， but there is a lot of repetition （she didn't know if she even wanted kids， it was hard to get pregnant after 40， she only likes her own kid， etc）。 The main reason I was interes I listened to this on audiobook， which is one of my favorite mediums for memoirs and the like， especially when read by the authors themselves。 I enjoy Leggero's standup， and if you're familiar with her then this book has much of what you would expect from Legerro。 She has some funny observations and quips about parenting， but there is a lot of repetition （she didn't know if she even wanted kids， it was hard to get pregnant after 40， she only likes her own kid， etc）。 The main reason I was interested in the book- her argument that republican， climate change denier parents can't be the only ones having kids or our world is truly doomed- was summed up in a chapter and that was by far the most interesting chapter to me。 So while I did enjoy the listen， I wouldn't really recommend it unless you're already a Legerro fan and enjoy her stuff。 。。。more
Madison Gordon
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Worth the weeks-long wait to read this one！ Funny， witty， honest。
Stacie Hewitt
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It’s fine， a quick read。 I’d be more interested in a full on memoir than anymore thoughts on parenting。 A good read for anyone who needs some one and done validation though。 Those can be hard to come by。I did enjoy her conversation with her husband the most。 I could be interested in more of that somewhere。 Their dynamic is interesting。I was expecting some laugh out loud moments。 I think I got one amused chuckle in the bunch。 Oh well， I’d still like to see her hone her writing skills and produce It’s fine， a quick read。 I’d be more interested in a full on memoir than anymore thoughts on parenting。 A good read for anyone who needs some one and done validation though。 Those can be hard to come by。I did enjoy her conversation with her husband the most。 I could be interested in more of that somewhere。 Their dynamic is interesting。I was expecting some laugh out loud moments。 I think I got one amused chuckle in the bunch。 Oh well， I’d still like to see her hone her writing skills and produce more。 。。。more
Sarah Griffin
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I kinda love reading comedians biography’s about becoming mothers- Natasha is funny and this gave me a few laughs。 Appreciated her thoughts on the ethics of having kids while the world burns， something I talk about with my friends constantly but that I never l hear actual parents address。
Bree
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Audio。 She’s funny！ Tells it like it is。 Skipped through the pandemic parenting part cos I just need a break from listening and reading about it all3。5
Caitlin
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2。5 stars。 Audiobook
SOPHIA BROWNE
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The World Deserves My Children by Natasha LeggeroPublished November 15th 2022@natashaleggero<3 I was really drawn in by the art on this cover because I have no idea who she is。 I would have preferred a different layout of this memoir。 The hysterics mixed in with the serious topics kept throwing me off。 And she is quick with her wit leaving no transition time to LOL and then tune in for the serious， heartbreaking and at times infuriating dialogue。 Overall， I enjoyed my #audiobooking experience。 I The World Deserves My Children by Natasha LeggeroPublished November 15th 2022@natashaleggero<3 I was really drawn in by the art on this cover because I have no idea who she is。 I would have preferred a different layout of this memoir。 The hysterics mixed in with the serious topics kept throwing me off。 And she is quick with her wit leaving no transition time to LOL and then tune in for the serious， heartbreaking and at times infuriating dialogue。 Overall， I enjoyed my #audiobooking experience。 I think the first half should be the serious topics and perhaps part two should have been the comical entertainment。 I now need to look for her shows/movies so I can see her in her comedic element。 <3When Natasha Leggero got pregnant at forty-two after embarking on the grueling IVF process， she was over the moon。 But once her feelings of bliss dissipated， she couldn't help but shake the lingering question: Am I doing this right？ And then， Should I be doing this if the world is about to end？In The World Deserves My Children， Natasha explores themes like "geriatric" motherhood， parenting in an environmental panic， fear and love， discipline （and conflicting schools of thought on how not to raise a brat）， and more。 Ultimately， Natasha determines that motherhood is worth it。 After all， where do you think the next five generations of humans will be if the only people who are having kids don't believe in science？ The world deserves my children。 。。。more
Rach
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Often funny and actually full of good takes， though I am mortified by the fact that I’ve now read this and her husband’s book…this is who I am。
Olya
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A few home truths， some American stereotypes confirmed， and zero laughs。 Guess there's a reason I never heard of this stand-up comedian before。 A few home truths， some American stereotypes confirmed， and zero laughs。 Guess there's a reason I never heard of this stand-up comedian before。 。。。more
Anne Jisca
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“After all， where do you think the next five generations of humans will be if the only people who are having kids don't believe in science？The world deserves my children。”This quote was the reason I got this book， ha I wanted to love this book。 A few phrases here and there made me chuckle。 But overall I was disappointed。 “After all， where do you think the next five generations of humans will be if the only people who are having kids don't believe in science？The world deserves my children。”This quote was the reason I got this book， ha I wanted to love this book。 A few phrases here and there made me chuckle。 But overall I was disappointed。 。。。more
Jessica Masci
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This book was great。 Natasha Leggero is so honest and true to life。 Definitely a great read。
Emily
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funny and unexpectedly insightful
Nancy
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Natasha Leggero and I went to the same middle school， and I swear we went to the same high school but Wikipedia tells me differently。 She was in the class below mine but I remember being aware of her -- she had a big personality and made her friends laugh。 I wasn't cool enough to hang out with her but I knew classmates who did！ I picked this up looking for potential Rockford references （and there were some！） but stayed for her sharp， engaging prose and hilarious insights into motherhood， her upb Natasha Leggero and I went to the same middle school， and I swear we went to the same high school but Wikipedia tells me differently。 She was in the class below mine but I remember being aware of her -- she had a big personality and made her friends laugh。 I wasn't cool enough to hang out with her but I knew classmates who did！ I picked this up looking for potential Rockford references （and there were some！） but stayed for her sharp， engaging prose and hilarious insights into motherhood， her upbringing， her career， and this crazy world we're in。 This was a fun read and I've already recommended it to several friends。 。。。more
Hellerzilla
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Thank you， Natasha Leggero， now I want to freeze my eggs。
Meghan L
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I listened to this。 I wanted to read this because I purchased a copy for the parenting section of my library/employer。 I don't think it reallllly reads as a parenting book。 Maybe some chapters， but not others。 It is more a humor/bio/parenting book。 It is pretty funny， though。 I especially enjoyed the chapter where Leggero talks about the #metoo movement。 For the record， though， I did not know who this woman was before I read the book。 Well， I still don't know who she is other than the writer of I listened to this。 I wanted to read this because I purchased a copy for the parenting section of my library/employer。 I don't think it reallllly reads as a parenting book。 Maybe some chapters， but not others。 It is more a humor/bio/parenting book。 It is pretty funny， though。 I especially enjoyed the chapter where Leggero talks about the #metoo movement。 For the record， though， I did not know who this woman was before I read the book。 Well， I still don't know who she is other than the writer of this book。 。。。more
Kylie Clark
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My toxic trait is picking up memoirs written by comedians and then bailing a few chapters in when they don’t read like standup。 This one kind of does， though！
Jennifer
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Genuinely funny， and it gets funnier as you go through it。 The transcript of her conversation with her husband towards the end had me laughing out loud。 And， unlike most celeb books， she actually wrote it。 Good stuff。 Grateful for the laughs。
Veronica Fitzpatrick
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Funny。 Poignant。 Smart。 This is exactly the light-hearted introspective book about motherhood I needed。 I listened to the audiobook and she has a great voice for it。 Which duh， she’s （also） a voice actress。
Jessica Humphrey
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I won this book and I was very excited to read！ I think she did an amazing job saying things that a lot of mothers （not all） but a lot， are too scared to say。 Motherhood isn't for everyone， even after you have kids I think its inevitable to not like certain aspects of motherhood; I think that came across very well while still pointing out that you can l still love your child more than anything in the world。 There were parts that became redundant， but none the less， I really enjoyed this book。 It I won this book and I was very excited to read！ I think she did an amazing job saying things that a lot of mothers （not all） but a lot， are too scared to say。 Motherhood isn't for everyone， even after you have kids I think its inevitable to not like certain aspects of motherhood; I think that came across very well while still pointing out that you can l still love your child more than anything in the world。 There were parts that became redundant， but none the less， I really enjoyed this book。 It was lighthearted and funny。 。。。more
Sandra
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This book was funny and thought provoking at the same time。 I laughed out loud often！
Jean
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3。5 stars。 I received this book in a Goodreads Giveaway。 This author is Funny！ Many LOL moments in these essays from growing up in Rockford， IL to being a comedian to having a child in her 40s。
Emma
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kids are still a big no from me
Mariana
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Very funny and surprisingly relatable en sus experiencias en la maternidad aun cuando habla de sus muebles Dior。 Love her！
Ashley Osborn - Book Of Salem
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This was so enjoyable and hilarious。
Rachael | booksforbrunch
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Thank you to Gallery Books for a copy of The World Deserves My Children。 Below is my honest review。I loved this book！ Something about celebrities writing memoirs about being a mom is refreshing and entertaining。 It reminded me of Jessi Klein or Mindy Kaling's works， full of sage advice and a wry sense of humor。 I knew I was in for a ride when I started laughing out loud from page FOUR！I appreciated Natasha sharing her experiences （and peppering in her husband's） with pregnancy， birthing， and the Thank you to Gallery Books for a copy of The World Deserves My Children。 Below is my honest review。I loved this book！ Something about celebrities writing memoirs about being a mom is refreshing and entertaining。 It reminded me of Jessi Klein or Mindy Kaling's works， full of sage advice and a wry sense of humor。 I knew I was in for a ride when I started laughing out loud from page FOUR！I appreciated Natasha sharing her experiences （and peppering in her husband's） with pregnancy， birthing， and the rest of her life - parenthood。 If I'm going to read about a terrifying C-section， I might as well laugh in horror， right？All in all， a book I'd recommend to anyone embarking on parenthood or those who decided not to have children and want to hear all the ways their choice is validated lol。 Already know who I'm gifting this book to this Christmas （sorry Moshe， I know you're a Scrooge）。 。。。more
Emma Burris
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I LOVE NATASHAAAAAA so my friend hong and i have been big fans of natasha for a while。 we watch her standup and are huge fans of the endless honeymoon podcast she does w her husband moshe。 so you can imagine how excited we were when we got to see her live！！！！ nyc november 17， $45 for FRONT ROW SEATS！！！！ ahh！！！！ she talked about her book w rachel brosnahan。 we got free signed copies。 when natasha walked on stage i made a heart with my hands and SHE DID IT BACK！！！！！ anyways。 i love love loved this I LOVE NATASHAAAAAA so my friend hong and i have been big fans of natasha for a while。 we watch her standup and are huge fans of the endless honeymoon podcast she does w her husband moshe。 so you can imagine how excited we were when we got to see her live！！！！ nyc november 17， $45 for FRONT ROW SEATS！！！！ ahh！！！！ she talked about her book w rachel brosnahan。 we got free signed copies。 when natasha walked on stage i made a heart with my hands and SHE DID IT BACK！！！！！ anyways。 i love love loved this book。 pros - literally the funniest person ever。 for example: （1） "Well， I have a nanny now。 But I have to write this book to pay for her。" （2） "Meanwhile， when my father was twenty-three， he had three kids， a job， and a mortgage。 It couldn't have been easy。 Actually， I know it wasn't easy， because he left。" （3） "No one knows why he acted this way， but perhaps he wasn't breastfed long enough。" （4） the whole exchange about moshe and the walt disney restaurant fight （5） the thing about natasha's MIL trying to feed her baby slimfast — "On the bright side， I'm glad my child was already learning the importance of staying thin。" （6） the story about the bulgarian night nurse who fell asleep on the job — "I woke her and the baby， breastfed them both， and went back to hiding in my room。" （7） "Throughout most of my childhood， I was pretty obnoxious and tended to say whatever popped into my head — sort of like a male comedian。" （8） "I do， however， still have Catholic guilt about the fact that I don't go to synagogue more。" - also she is so so so so so so so intelligent。 i thought this would just be a funny book but she actually had really good insights on parenting and just life in general。 i never thought we would share the same life philosophies but we do for the most part。 i learned a lot from her。 cons - she just doesn't have a full grasp on the english language。 her word choice/style is so wrong in some parts that i literally had to make edits in my book。 did she not have people proofread this？？？ overall， while this isn't the best book in terms of quality， i think it's a very easy， quick， entertaining， HILARIOUS read with VERY VERY insightful lessons about both life and parenting。 so， quit being pretentious about your dostoevsky and faulkner and READ THIS GODDAMN BOOK！！！！！！ IT IS SO WORTH IT！！！！ i already know i'm gonna reread it and type up notes from it whenever i decide to have children。 but i am 18 now。。。。。。。。。let us not worry about that for the time being。。。。。。 。。。more
Traci
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