Everything I’ve Learned About Motherhood [From My Single-Parent Dad] 🧑‍🧒‍🧒

By Zeena Moolla.

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Everything I’ve Learned About Motherhood [From My Single-Parent Dad] by Zeena Moolla is a heartfelt and genuinely funny book that explores the chaos of early motherhood, grounded in the author’s experience of being raised by her single-parent father.

Zeena writes with humour and honesty about the emotional and physical demands of parenting, offering reassurance to new mothers who may feel like they are getting it all wrong. Her advice is not clinical or overly structured. Instead, it is rooted in empathy and the belief that doing your best, whatever that looks like, is enough.

What makes this book stand out is the influence of Zeena’s dad. A Muslim single father who raised three children alone, his love, humour and resourcefulness shaped the kind of mother Zeena became. His ability to lighten the mood with a joke is woven throughout her own parenting stories. Their bond is one of the most moving elements of the book.

Although it focuses on Zeena’s own experiences as a mother, I would have liked to hear more about her childhood. Having grown up with a single father myself, I was drawn to the connection between past and present, and wanted more from that thread. Still, her humour and perspective carry the book well, even for those of us who are not parents.

This is a book that does not claim to have all the answers but instead offers comfort, laughter and solidarity. Ideal for anyone navigating the early years of parenting or simply looking for a relatable, warm-hearted read.

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