Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer

If you think motherhood in America is a challenge, try navigating the City of Light with a stroller in one hand and a croissant in the other. In this riotous memoir, author Vicki Lesage shares the highs and lows of raising her family in Paris.

A former party girl, Vicki has now traded wine bottles for baby bottles. If she's awake at 2 a.m. it's because of a crying baby, not a wild night out on the town. Follow her journey through pregnancy to raising two kids with her ever-patient French husband, all while trying to enjoy life in Paris.

"If you're looking for a funny memoir packed with parenting humor, or simply want to know if French parenting really leads to well-behaved kids, this collection of funny short stories is for you. It's a motherhood manifesto, French-style " Interview with the Author Q. What was your inspiration to write the Confessions series?

A. After a few too many drinks at the bar, I either turn to storytelling or karaoke. I'm much better at storytelling-or so my friends say They encouraged me to put my tales to paper, and thus was born my series of memoirs, essentially a collection of funny true stories. Q. OK, so they're technically memoirs. But they seem different than traditional memoirs. How would you categorize them?

A. Most of the bestselling memoirs are written by celebrities, who already have a huge audience. I had to choose a different angle in order to stand out, so I went for humor. I hope people enjoy my funny short stories, which have been compared to chick lit except they're true I also talk about my travels, so my books would appeal to anyone who likes travel humor and travel memoirs by women. "Confessions of a Paris Party Girl" is a coming of age memoir with heavy doses of drinking humor, while "Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer" is a motherhood book that falls into the parenting humor or pregnancy humor categories. Q. Yikes... Those are practically spoilers

A. Sorry Between my French last name and my author bio, I think the cat might already be out of the bag. However, even if you have a rough idea of how it all ends, you have no idea how rough it was getting there until you read my books Q. Aren't there already so many memoirs, and ones about Paris in particular? Why should I choose yours?

A. It's true, there are some really great Paris memoirs out there. The fact that I have read (and enjoyed ) so many bestselling memoirs myself makes me think it's a popular genre for a reason. We're always thirsty for another sip of Paris, right? To travel to Paris through the pages of a book... to fall in love with Paris again Q. In what order should I read the books?

A. Each book can stand alone, but like fine wine and pungent cheese, they go great together I recommend the following order:
- Confessions of a Paris Party Girl: A Humorous Travel Memoir
- Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer: A Humorous Parenting Memoir
- Christmas Confessions & Cocktails: A Humorous Holiday Memoir with Sassy Drink Recipes
- Petite Confessions: A Humorous Memoirette with Sassy Drink Recipes
- Confessions & Cocktails: A Humorous Memoirette with Sassy Drink Recipes

If you enjoy funny true stories, and want to see the crazy things that happened to this American girl in Paris, you'll enjoy the Confessions series. Thanks for reading Categories Humor Essays
Biographies & Memoirs
Family & Parenting Humor
Motherhood & Pregnancy Humor
Parenting Newborns, Babies & Toddlers
Travel Essays & Travelogues
"For readers who like: funny essays, funny true stories, funny pregnancy books, funny short stories, funny books for women, parenting humor, pregnancy humor, & motherhood books, or are looking for a motherhood manifesto, French-style "