Cultural Writing. Parenting. A parenting guide like no other! Jessica Mills, a touring punk musician, artist, and political activist, gives readers a delightful, information-packed guide to having and raising kids without giving up your politic, art, or life. MY MOTHER WEARS COMBAT BOOTS is filled with a clever and engaging mix of anecdotes, political analysis, and factual sidebars. Despite its "alternative" presentation, it remains fundamentally a practical guide for parents of all stripes and delivers sound, nuts-and-bolts advice for new and expecting parents. Mills covers countless issues like weaning, sex during pregnancy, cloth versus disposable diapers, and psychological debates about whether children should sleep in their parents' bed, all with a unique, funny, helpful, and hip approach geared towards a new generation of moms and dads.