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Help Is on the Way
- Nothing Like I Imagined
- Narrated by: Mindy Kaling
- Series: Nothing Like I Imagined
- Length: 26 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment & Celebrities
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Becoming a new mother after losing her own, Mindy Kaling needs help--like someone to answer the questions What is a baby, and why don’t they have kneecaps? Enter Rose. The in-demand, dedicated baby nurse alleviates Mindy’s fears, from the minor to the profound.
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- Ms S. Dixon
- 23-10-20
Heart warming and touching
This was such a heartwarming, tearjerking funny story, I absolutely loved it. It was performed beautifully by Mindy. I think I'll check out some of her others.
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- Etoile NEOhio
- 05-01-21
Mindy is delightful
I love hearing her read her own work. The story of her "baby nurse" and their relationship was heartwarming and sweet. The poignancy of being a single Mom when you've lost your own Mom years before was not lost on me.
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- Mikaela Mariner
- 05-01-21
incredible
this entire collection is so amazing. this was an extremely entertaining breeze to listen to.
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- Nicole
- 15-12-20
Another gem
I love this essay! The entire collection is chef’s kiss perfection. I love Mindy’s descriptions.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-12-20
absolutely love it
this get like listening to an episode of modern love! i was really expecting to hear a post script with dan jones!
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- Angela
- 09-12-20
thank God for moms
so true i went back 49 years to my firstborn and thoughts, i got this, really! well told and described. i pray Mindy will continue to flourish and be at peace with the gift to us all that shs is.
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- leh0724
- 31-10-20
Such a delight!
As with all things Mindy (I'm sure when we meet we will be best friends), I didn't want it to end.
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- Sharonb8
- 30-10-20
Accepting help
Loved how she. graciously shared her willingness to be open to change and embracing it.
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- P. Panda
- 24-10-20
Mothers and Daughters
I was hoping this story would go into more of Mindy's reasoning behind becoming a "solo" single mother by choice. However, I was not disappointed, because it was a great story of how Mindy was coping with raising her newborn daughter on her own without the help of her beloved mother. As a person who loves their mother dearly, I also hope that she will be alive when I have my own children (by choice as a single mom). Mindy relishes in her trademark "ditz" humor, which isn't really my cuppa. Yet, since there are so few stories about modern mothers who decide to raise children on their own (even with the appreciated help of a baby nurse), I enjoyed listening to this easily digestible short.
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- L.A. WOLF Edinger
- 23-10-20
I NEVER WANTED THIS AUDIBLE S I don't Like These
I NEVER SAID THAT I WANTED THESE Audibles! I want them taken out of my list! Send them all back! I'm very upset 😡 with all 3 of there's Audible BOOKS! I like things Like VIDEO GAMES & CHEAT CODES & HOW TO FIX IT BOOKS!
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- bethany v.
- 13-10-20
Very down to earth and nice
It was interesting to hear about a glimpse of Mindy’s life and how down to earth she seems to be.