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03378aam a2200553 a 4500 001 16014FCAAE3711E2ADF40BD6DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20230913010647 008 130207s2013 nyu 000 0aeng 010 $a 2012049503 020 $a 1451674066 (ebk.) 020 $a 9781451674064 (ebk.) 020 $a 145167404X (hbk.) 020 $a 9781451674040 (hbk.) : 035 $a (OCoLC)800031595 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d IG# $d BTCTA $d BDX $d OCLCO $d VP@ $d BUR $d SILO 043 $a n-us-ca 050 00 $a HV875 $b .S94 2013 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Sweeney, Julia. 245 10 $a If it's not one thing, it's your mother / $c Julia Sweeney. 250 $a 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. 260 $a New York : $b Simon & Schuster, $c 2013. 300 $a viii, 246 p. ; $c 24 cm. 520 $a While Julia Sweeney is known as a talented comedienne and writer/performer of her one-woman shows, she is also a talented essayist--and the past few years have provided her with some rich material. Julia adopted a Chinese girl named Mulan and then, a few years later, married and moved from Los Angeles to Chicago. She writes about deciding to adopt her child, strollers, nannies, knitting, being adopted by a dog, The Food Network, and meeting Mr. Right through an email from a complete stranger. Some of the essays reveal Julia's ability to find that essential thread of human connection, whether it's with her mother-in-law or with an anonymous customer service rep during a late-night phone call. But no matter what the topic, Julia always writes with elegant precision, pinning her jokes with razor-sharp observations while articulating feelings that we all share.--From publisher description. 505 0 $a Prologue -- Week one: unto me a child is given -- If it's not one thing, it's your mother -- Just tinking -- Channeling food -- China sweeney -- Strong and beautiful -- Letters from camp -- Week two: independence -- Three Chinese nannies -- Arden -- Big strollers are bad -- Three boyfriends and reflections on a high school crush -- The birds and the bees -- A fan letter -- Sphexy -- Week three: death -- The decline and fall of practically everybody -- Starter gods -- Pussy -- Baby on board -- The color of skin -- Phone bill -- Week four: dependene -- My nemesis -- A proposal at Starbucks -- An education -- Hinky dink is sinking -- Tomorrow they arrive. 600 10 $a Sweeney, Julia. 650 0 $a Adopted children $z California $v Biography. 650 0 $a Motherhood $z California $v Biography. 650 0 $a Parenting $z California $v Biography. 941 $a 16 952 $l DPPE403 $d 20240611023158.0 952 $l ALPE516 $d 20240417014528.0 952 $l CPPC926 $d 20231111011536.0 952 $l KAPF566 $d 20230331012340.0 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722035346.0 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200528052909.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204062911.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110044839.0 952 $l NKPD993 $d 20180718041132.0 952 $l MGPD463 $d 20180718023053.0 952 $l MBPE423 $d 20180717034220.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20170418093419.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160202083654.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20140812082728.0 952 $l SCPC074 $d 20140131021913.0 952 $l VFPB334 $d 20131105015116.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=16014FCAAE3711E2ADF40BD6DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWRInitiate Another SILO Locator Search