The Mommy Zone

About the Book

When women become mothers, they enter a parallel universe--a world of drooled-on blouses and sleepless nights and silky baby skin and first smiles and playgroups and other moms. Tekla S. Nee has, for several years, given readers a personal tour of that world in her weekly newspaper column, published in the Palo Alto Daily News. Now those sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant columns are available as a collection in this book. A great read for new mothers, experienced mothers, or any woman who thinks they might want to become a mother, The Mommy Zone takes an honest look at pregnancy, friendships among moms, baby gear, celebrations, boys and girls, working mothers, and the simultaneously tearful and joyful passage of children growing up.

About the Author

Tekla S. Nee is the author of the long-running newspaper column, “The Mommy Zone”, which appears weekly in the Palo Alto Daily News. Her essays and articles on child development have been published in Baby Talk, The Baby Guide, Parenting, ParentTime, The San Francisco Chronicle, Working Woman, and other regional and national periodicals. She is also an award-winning business writer who specializes in technology. A graduate of Michigan State University, she lives in Palo Alto, Calif., with her husband, Eric, and three children, Alexander, Nadya, and Mischa.