Category:  Relationships Publisher: Tate Publishing ISBN-10:  1615664327 Type: Fiction Pages: 28 Copyright: 2009 ISBN-13: 9781615664320 A book about the boundaries that should exist in the parent-child relationship from a biblical perspective. Comes complete with a free audio download. Everybody needs friends, even moms, but what if your mom doesn't want to be your friend? One mom has a terrific reason why she isn't a friend in I'm Not Your Friend, Mommy! A charming story of how the love of a mother goes beyond friendship to raise a child in the way that he should go, author Toshiba Smith shares this wonderful story of biblical motherhood. Excerpt "Jewel was so upset that she performed one of Jordan's many acts. She crossed her arms, pushed out her bottom lip, and said, "I'm not your friend, Mommy!"

The Midwest Book Review
I'm Not Your Friend, Mommy" is a beautiful child's book about the biblical role of a good mother to her children, especially interpreted as a loving mother-daughter relationship. "I'm Not Your Friend, Mommy" explores the feelings of both child and parent in this sensitive, Bible inspired morality fable, where it is made clear that being a parent is a tough job not to be confused with any casual friend-liaison or imitation. Being a mother is the original model on which all future friendships will be based. Perhaps the message of "I'm Not Your Friend, Mommy" is best summed up by the ending quotation: "Today, my child, I am not your friend./ But I will be your mother until the end./ I will help you learn all you should know./ And as you mature, I will let you go./ When you look back over the years,/ You'll understand my dilemma and share my tears./ Yet know that God was there to see me through,/ He showed me love, and I passed it on to you." "I'm Not Your Friend, Mommy" comes complete with a free audio book download.