After finding it was impossible to be "Super Mom" and realizing she was really nothing more than ordinary when it came to motherhood, Patricia D'Ascoli chose instead to find humor in her daily struggles as a mother of three boisterous boys. Her reflections range from frustrations over potty training her stubborn first born to lamenting the start of another summer vacation to celebrating the return of September and a new school year. Although she will never be voted "Mother of the Year," she hopes that her future daughters in law will give her just a little credit for creating the wonderful men they married. Diary of a Mediocre Mom: Why I hate Water Parks and Other Mid-Life Musings will make you laugh, make parents feel better about their own parenting and maybe give kids a little insight as to what their parents are going through.