Mum, What`s Wrong With You?

‘Mum, What’s Wrong with You?’: 101 Things Only Mothers of Teenage Girls Know

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 274
Date of Release: 10 June 2021

Mum, What’s Wrong with You? is a warm, witty, and deeply reassuring survival guide for mothers navigating the emotional minefield of raising teenage girls. If you’re feeling lonely, confused, worried—or secretly wondering if it really does “suck to be you” right now—this book is for you.

Parenting columnist Lorraine Candy, a mum of four (including three teenagers), captures the moment every parent dreads: when the sweet little girl you adore suddenly transforms into a sharp-tongued, eye-rolling, door-slamming teenager. One who lives among wet towels, sticky mugs, and borrowed phone chargers, while fiercely rejecting affection, advice, or even basic conversation.

Through 101 painfully accurate, laugh-out-loud observations, Candy blends hilarious personal anecdotes with practical, well-researched guidance from experts. This honest and compassionate memoir helps mums understand what’s really going on beneath the drama—and how to reconnect without losing themselves in the process.

Reassuring, funny, and genuinely helpful, this book reminds mothers that they’re not failing—they’re surviving. A must-read for anyone raising teenage girls and hoping to feel confident, connected, and good about their mothering again.

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