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Sweetie… Squeeze Your Cheeks

A collection of personal essays that have elicited reactions like “That’s so smart!” and “I’ve never thought of that!” from younger mothers, Jennifer Tiras’ new book, Sweetie… Squeeze Your Cheeks: You Don’t Know How To Be a Mom (and That’s Okay—Neither Did I) is a balm for struggling mothers, helping them feel less alone and making them laugh along the way, no matter where they are on their journey.

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Jennifer Tiras | Mother | Empathetic Storyteller

Jennifer Tiras spent all her life keeping journals of the hilarious things her children did growing up. The act would commit the stories to memory, and while visiting with other mothers, the stories would inevitably be shared as the group related their experiences. And what she found was that her fellow mothers were often deeply moved by her tidbits, and calmed by the fact that no matter how ridiculous the adventure of motherhood got, Jennifer survived, and so they would too.

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Testimonials From The Book

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“Jennifer is a bold communicator and taught me how to have frank, tough conversations with my boys. She helps take taboo topics, remove emotion, and speak ‘boy mom’ in a way that penetrates their thick heads.” —LeeAnn Moore

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“Raising my kids alongside Jennifer for the last twenty years has been a total blessing. She is an honest and straightforward friend—one who could always look at the little bumps in the parenting road and offer some humor, love, and advice for any situation. Love that she is sharing this with the
world!” —Lisa Watson

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“I met Jenn Tiras nineteen years ago in a playgroup as a newbie mom of one; she was a seasoned mom of three. We became fast friends as I loved her candor in all things boys! Her stories were not only helpful and practical, but straight-up hysterical. To this day we reminisce all things parenting—parenthood is forever hood. I can always count on her for a good story or a nugget of good advice.
You will too!” —Kate Scheinman

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“Even though Jenn is younger than me, I have always looked to her for advice. Jenn is a no-nonsense mom who is not afraid to say ‘no’ to her kids. She knows how to get the ‘job’ done and has mastered the role of guiding her boys to be successful members of society while giving them enough freedom to be independent. I feel fortunate to have her in my life and thankful to share the journey of motherhood with her.” —Michelle Blum

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“I was blessed to meet Jenn almost 25 years ago (with our oldest sons) in playgroup. She has since raised four amazing boys whom are now wonderful young men. I have always appreciated her parenting with logical consequences, strength, and love.” —Tiffany Leyendecker

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“Jenn is straightforward, loving and full of invaluable advice and wisdom. “Busy boys don’t have a lot of time for trouble” she would say. Her boys were active with school and sports, numerous clubs and activities inside and outside of school. There was not a lot of downtime for anyone. Most importantly. Jenn always positioned herself to be a parent first and not a friend. Always loving and supportive, she made sure to enforce the rules made - and because consequences were carried out, not many rules were broken more than once.” —Alyssa Tiras

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“When I think of the saying, “those that can… do”, I think of my sweet friend Jenn who I’ve known over 20+ years. I’ve had the honor to witness Jenn raising 4 boys, a sister to two brothers, a daughter & daughter-in-law to two sets of parents and a loving and supportive wife. When I say she is someone that is the “real deal”, her book is a testament to who Jenn is. She’s the one who takes the time to enjoy, document, scrap book, journal and bring some tough love every moment of her boys & families life … YET brings the “real” and “wisdom” to raising four boys that’s refreshing in this day and age. She has never wavered who she is and her compass setting of her morals and values. Don’t hesitate to purchase this remarkable book of wisdom because “Sweetie Squeeze your Cheeks” is a MUST HAVE! So happy to see my dear friend finally publish her book~ it’s a treasure… for sure! ” —Penny Grams

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“While raising our children together, I didn’t know that Jenn kept a journal of her four boys and their development from birth through leaving the nest. She doesn’t claim to be a better parent or that the way she did things is the right way. What she does do is take you through her journey with an easy read that is raw and comical. Her insight, parenting tips, concern and love will keep you turning the pages.” —Elizabeth Karkowsky

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