You've read the how-to parenting books, heard Hollywood moms' visions of familial bliss, and endured kitschy mothering books' advice to "just be happy," yet real moms want more depth than L.A. entertainment and recycled five-step-plans to parenting perfection. Let's face it - motherhood is hard, and it's okay to admit that you crave quiet sometimes. You love your kids but parenting can be a struggle.