You Can Take the Mommies Out of the Suburb, But you can't take the suburb out of The Mommies. Stars Caryl Kristensen and Marilyn Kentz, two suburbanites who developed a stand-up routine that led to an ABC sitcom and later a talk show, will have readers saying to themselves, "It feels so good to know I'm not alone". And perhaps, "Thank God that wasn't my kid".

They're everybody's favorite neighbor and The Mommies tell it like you're sitting with them having some morning coffee.

Caryl and Marilyn on:
Teenagers: Living with teenagers is like watching Jeopardy every night; after awhile you start thinking, "Maybe I am stupid".
On kids in general: There are two kinds of kids: those that grow up and become a lawyer and those that need one. I have both kinds.
Body image: Don't you think cellulite looks a little better tan?
Childbirth: The epidural was better than the sex that got me there.
Fashion: The rule is this: If you're wearing something that's hurting you, chances are it's hurting someone else.

Like the best of Erma Bombeck, The Motherload is a savvy, saucy, savagely amusing book that speaks to the tired parent in all of us.