Mom Rage

The Everyday Crisis of Modern Motherhood

By: Minna Dubin

Narrated by: Minna Dubin

Length: 7 hrs and 44 mins

Publisher's summary

A frank feminist examination of the hidden crisis of rage facing American mothers—and how we can fix it

Mothers aren’t supposed to be angry. Still, Minna Dubin was an angry mom: exhausted by the grueling, thankless work of full-time parenting and feeling her career slip away, she would find herself screaming at her child or exploding at her husband.

When Dubin pushed past her shame and talked with other mothers about how she was feeling, she realized that she was far from alone. Mom Rage is Dubin’s groundbreaking work of reportage about an unspoken crisis of anger sweeping the country—and the world. She finds that while a specific instance of rage might be triggered by something as simple as a child who won’t tie her shoes, the roots of the anger go far deeper, from the unequal burden of childcare shouldered by moms to the flattening of women’s identities once they have kids. Drawing on insights from moms across the spectrum of race, sexual orientation, and class, she offers practical tools to help listeners disarm their rage in the moment, while never losing sight of the broader social change we need to stop raging for good.

©2023 Minna Dubin (P)2023 Seal Press

Critic reviews

“The author’s candid appraisal of her own rage . . . and her penetrating insights make for captivating reading. It’s an astute account of how society fails mothers." —Publishers Weekly

“A cleareyed analysis of the intricate web of cultural and political challenges that make female-identified parenting nearly impossible . . . the author writes with humor, vulnerability, and a level of expertise that shape her narrative into a nuanced and convincing argument for justice.” —Kirkus

“Mom Ragemakes crucial space for all of us who have experienced the sudden, terrifying urge to stab a mattress with a kitchen knife, punch a wall, or squeeze our children a little too tightly. Dubin reminds us our darkest moments are symptoms of systemic failings, not signs of personal flaws—and that our anger should be harnessed as an animating force for equity.”
—Angela Garbes, author of Essential Labor

Must read for today’s mom and everyone who loves her

This was life affirming. Thank you, Minna for sharing your personal story and the struggle of mothers everywhere (especially the US.) The system is broken. Mothers and children both need better care. - An inspired mama

It is must read for any “mom”!

As a lesbian foster mom this book helped me understand that I am not alone. Mom rage is real and I am not losing my mind. Thankfully I heard the book mention on a podcast.

Empowering, liberating, and enlightening

This book speaks the unspoken truths that many mothers know. Mom Rage shares how other parents, family and community members need to help mothers in a way that I found helpful and empowering.

I gained greater insight into how I want to help raise kids while also learning more about my own rage and my mothers.

By doing this and more, this book is clearly shifting the cultural narrative of what being a mother truly looks like and requires. It’s honest.