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A collection of humorous essays spanning parenting, adulting and life in general from a woman who is just trying to figure it all out and help you along the way. Twyla Righter is a wife, mother of three and comic relief when life is a little too serious. In these laugh out loud essays, Twyla Righter takes us through her holiday disasters, mental health, the importance of parenting, the lessons she’s learned and the struggles she’s still enduring. After all, there’s no manual when you’re always on the job.

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"Kind of weird a book which reads kind of like a newspaper. The short articles are interesting and different. I enjoyed reading this book and gave it five stars. I was furnished the book free in return for a honest review."

Product details Paperback 246 pages Publisher City Lights Press (November 16, 2018) Language English ISBN-10 1641195738

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On The Job Training Twyla Righter 9781641195737 Books Reviews

• My perfectly unbiased opinion is that you should absolutely read this book... and tell everyone you know to read it... and give it 5 star reviews.
• I once wrote a column in a twice-weekly newspaper (along with all the other tasks of a rural newspaper editor). It was one of the more fun parts of the job. It is great when readers respond to your thoughts as the more you write the better you know yourself.
  
  In the same way I have had favorite columnists. These writers knew how to tell stories in which normal people and common events became interesting in themselves. The more they wrote, the better you knew them. Perhaps because they indeed better know themselves.
  
  Fortunately, Twyla Righter is such a columnist. ON THE JOB TRAINING collects her work into a single volume.
  In the first few items I thought she was trying a little too hard to be funny. (Perhaps they were earlier work?) It did not take long, however, for Righter to find her voice. In most of the pieces the stories flowed naturally and with authenticity, resulting in sighs and nods of recognition, smiles, and some good laughs.
  
  Her topics cover a wide range joys and struggles of holidays, value of family, dieting, our individual strengths and weaknesses, even a few metaphysical musings. She maintains a positive outlook, a wry appreciation for what is good in life, and tolerance for ourselves and others.
  
  I have several favorites from this collection, but one involves the proverbial “following your bliss” which may be more achievable that we might believe
  
  “It’s a short life. We aren’t really here for long. If we pulled our weight… did the part that we could to lighten the load and move things forward, I think we’d know the deep true happiness that life has to offer. Bliss??? That sounds a bit rich – but if we mean a deep, thorough joy from a life with purpose… yeah – I think most of us have found our bliss.”
  
  Another talks about the joy of little things that make our lives better, such as hugs
  
  “Much like a pill – take this medicine several times per day. And how nice to realize that hugs are also a gift you can give. Just as giving hugs will perk up your health and strengthen your heart - you will be giving those benefits to anyone you hug.”
  
  Perhaps my favorite, however, is an observation that resonates deeply with me as a parent
  
  “You know I’m cool – and obviously I do- but my kids seem to have some doubts… so a few more stadium hikers will demonstrate the cool factor to my children. As much as they think my bleacher workouts are embarrassing – they have yet to try to talk me into staying home and skipping their performance. No matter how uncool, kids always want us to watch.”
  
  These short pieces would be enjoyable for browsing or more sustained reading.
  
  (I was provided a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)
• Kind of weird a book which reads kind of like a newspaper. The short articles are interesting and different. I enjoyed reading this book and gave it five stars. I was furnished the book free in return for a honest review.
• Twyla is a columnist who put various stories into book form focusing on life, raising children, anything she thought of and shared with humor.
• When you want to just sit down and do some light reading, this is the book. And it comes with plenty of smiles.
• This book will make you laugh and smile.
  
  I was given an advance copy of this book for an honest review.