Very true stories about children and their mums
For parents who love their children endlessly and at the same time dream of ten minutes of silence. No instructions, no judging and not a single sentence starting with “you should”.
“Mistrz i Mama” is a collection of very true stories about very real children and their very real mums. Behind the pseudonyms of the Master and the Mum hide various people whom I know well, less well or not at all. In the book I describe their genuine adventures.
For mums who from the early morning are a cook, a taxi driver, a negotiator and a complaints department, and in the evening fall asleep fully dressed. For dads who know the same route by heart.
And for everyone who wants to read about parenthood the way it really is — no filter, no self-help tone and no guilt trip at the end of the chapter.
A collection of very true stories about very real children and their very real mums. Behind the pseudonyms of the Master and the Mum hide various people whom I know well, less well or not at all, and their adventures really happened.
All illustrated by Michalina Tańska, who captures exactly those moments when a parent does not know whether to laugh or to sit down on the floor.
Because laughing at your own parenting works better than yet another self-help book: it disarms guilt and reminds you that you are not alone in this. These are optimism exercises — to strengthen, comfort, appreciate, support and encourage parents, and so on.
It makes a great gift for a new mum, for a friend from the playground and for yourself — for the evening when everyone is finally asleep.
Dr Maria Kmita is an optimist both professionally and privately – she was even named Optimist of the Year 2024. What is more, she has a PhD in humour and is not afraid to use it. She runs trainings on humour, optimism and napology, and as if that was not enough, she is raising three sons. She writes from experience, in a light and unpretentious way, and teaches how to keep a healthy distance from yourself and your problems.
At the Medical University of Wroclaw she teaches future doctors about humour, positive psychology and applied napology. She is a proud owner of three Educational Leader Awards.
