# Lessons from a Default Parent by Lou Beckett (Hardcover)

**_'More demanding than 'hell', this is parenting purgatory for authentic women who've put their lives on hold to be mummy'_ - Katherine Ryan**

**_'A brilliant, comforting, and funny read for any default parent'_ - Ellie Taylor**  
**_'A fun and funny polemic on something deadly serious'_ - Sara Pascoe**  
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**What nobody tells you about parenthood, from one of the 'silent partners' behind the _Parenting Hell_ podcast.  
  
School-run coordinator, party planner, clubs organiser, laundry sorter... and maybe even a 'real' job on top! Sound exhaustingly familiar?**  
  
From assumptions surrounding who is going to stay at home with the kids to the never-ending list of 'school' admin, being 'the default parent' rears its head in a plethora of ways.  
  
This book is for all the defaults out there - bored out of their eyeballs or so overwhelmed they could scream expletives into the wind for a solid hour - to know their invisible labour is seen and valued.  
  
With heartfelt and hilarious advice, Lou Beckett provides much-needed comfort and community for the one who is depended on the most (and often feels appreciated the least), and maybe - just maybe - how we can begin to rebalance the parenting scales and muddle through a little better, together.

## Details

- **Price:** 17.49 GBP
- **Vendor:** Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Incorporated
- **Type:** Self Help
- **Tags:** All Books, Self Help

## Variants

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| Default Title | 17.49 GBP | In stock |

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> Updated: 2026-09-29