Andrea Buchanan is the author of Mother Shock: Loving Every (Other) Minute of It. She is the co-founder of LiteraryMama.com, and her work has been featured national magazines and newspapers, as well as in many anthologies. She has appeared on national television and radio and is a co-founder of MotherTalk, Inc., a media agency connecting writers with readers. She lives with her husband, four-year-old son, and eight-year-old daughter. Miriam Peskowitz is the author of The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars: Who Decides What Makes a Good Mother. She has appeared on national radio and TV, is regularly quoted on parenting and women's issues in the national press. She is also the mother of two daughters: a toddler and an outdoorsy and athletic 8 1/2 year old.