Based on the wildly popular Instagram account @CrazyJewishMom, Kate Siegel’s essay collection about life with the woman who redefined the term "helicopter mom."
There is nothing more special, frustrating, loving, or fraught than a daughter’s relationship with her mother. No one else will firmly insist that you are perfect, while simultaneously making
you question every career, fashion, or relationship choice you’ve ever made. Kate Siegel understands this delicate dynamic all too well--her own mother drove her so crazy that she decided to
broadcast her hilarious text messages on Instagram. She must have struck a chord because soon hundreds of thousands of people were following their daily correspondences. Now, in Mother, Can
You Not?, Kate pays tribute to the woman whose helicopter parenting may make you forgive your own mother’s eccentricities. If fans think Kate’s mom’s texts are insane, they will laugh out
loud at the anecdotes her daughter shares in this collection.
From embarrassing moments (like Kate’s mother’s surprise early morning visit after a drunken one-night stand) to outrageous stories (such as the time she moved cross country to be near Kate’s
college) to hilarious threats ("If you don’t call me I’m going to add your boyfriend on Facebook"), Mother, Can You Not? lovingly lampoons the lengths to which our mothers will go to
better our lives (even if if feels like they’re ruining them in the process).
