Hold On, But Don't Hold Still: Gather Hope, Embrace Humor, and Love Your Imperfect Life
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- Author：Kristina Kuzmic
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Summary
Delivering inspiration and "parenting comedy at its finest，"* here is one woman's story of ditching her fairytale dreams and falling in love with her unpredictable， chaotic， imperfect life
Kristina Kuzmič has made herself a household name， speaking directly to mothers from the trenches of parenthood via her viral videos and social media presence。 She is now bringing her message of self-acceptance， resilience， and joy to book readers。 With a refreshingly unpretentious， funny， and galvanizing voice， Kuzmič goes behind the scenes to reveal how she went from broke and defeated to unshakably grounded and brimming with thankfulness。 Illuminating the hard-won wisdom from a life always spent one step behind--whether it was as a high school student new to America， a suddenly single mother to two kids， a newlywed juggling two teens and a newborn， or the unexpected recipient of Oprah's attention and investment--Hold On， But Don't Hold Still is the book every mother needs to reassure her that she's not only fine just as she is， but that she already has more tools and support than she can possibly imagine。 Sparkling with wit， this heartfelt memoir is like a long coffee date with a best friend， or the eleventh-hour text message that gives you just the boost you need to get through the night。
*The Huffington Post
Kristina Kuzmič has made herself a household name， speaking directly to mothers from the trenches of parenthood via her viral videos and social media presence。 She is now bringing her message of self-acceptance， resilience， and joy to book readers。 With a refreshingly unpretentious， funny， and galvanizing voice， Kuzmič goes behind the scenes to reveal how she went from broke and defeated to unshakably grounded and brimming with thankfulness。 Illuminating the hard-won wisdom from a life always spent one step behind--whether it was as a high school student new to America， a suddenly single mother to two kids， a newlywed juggling two teens and a newborn， or the unexpected recipient of Oprah's attention and investment--Hold On， But Don't Hold Still is the book every mother needs to reassure her that she's not only fine just as she is， but that she already has more tools and support than she can possibly imagine。 Sparkling with wit， this heartfelt memoir is like a long coffee date with a best friend， or the eleventh-hour text message that gives you just the boost you need to get through the night。
*The Huffington Post
Reviews
Danica Henry
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If you find yourself wanting to read a Rachel Hollis book， don't。 And read this instead。 I like listening to books like this on audio and her audio delivery was terrific （of course， if you've ever watched her videos）。 I didn't know much about her life， and the biography aspect of this was very compelling。 If you find yourself wanting to read a Rachel Hollis book， don't。 And read this instead。 I like listening to books like this on audio and her audio delivery was terrific （of course， if you've ever watched her videos）。 I didn't know much about her life， and the biography aspect of this was very compelling。 。。。more
Sarah
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A nice attitude check for me！
Bree
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Though she occasionally waxed redundant I loved her candid take on parenting， family， and adulting in general。
Natalia UN
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O urmăresc pe Kristina de mai mulți ani și videourile ei întotdeauna mi-au plăcut: e viața reală povestită fără menajamente， cu mici glumițe înserate pe alocuri pentru a crea o bună dispoziție și o stare de bine。 Este mamă a trei copii， a avut parte de perioade foarte grele în viață， dar mesajul ei a fost mereu că nimeni nu este perfect， greșim ca părinți， ca parteneri de viață， nu avem mereu casa perfect aranjată， copiii nu se comportă întotdeauna ca niste îngerași （ca și părinții de altfel）。 C O urmăresc pe Kristina de mai mulți ani și videourile ei întotdeauna mi-au plăcut: e viața reală povestită fără menajamente， cu mici glumițe înserate pe alocuri pentru a crea o bună dispoziție și o stare de bine。 Este mamă a trei copii， a avut parte de perioade foarte grele în viață， dar mesajul ei a fost mereu că nimeni nu este perfect， greșim ca părinți， ca parteneri de viață， nu avem mereu casa perfect aranjată， copiii nu se comportă întotdeauna ca niste îngerași （ca și părinții de altfel）。 Cred că aș putea găsi câte un citat care mi-a plăcut pe fiecare pagină， iar stilul autoarei este foarte drăguț。 📚 "- Deci， Kristina， ce-ți dorești în ultimă instanţă？ O emisiune la televizor？ Un turneu de conferinţe？ Ce vrei să faci cu viața ta？ Fără să stau deloc pe gânduri， le-am trântit răspunsul:Vreau să fiu pentru alții sprijinul de care am avut eu nevoie când eram la pământ。 În timp ce vorbeam， am simțit cum mi se gâtuie vocea。" 📚 "Rolul de părinte ne aduce fericire şi tristețe， ne împlinește și ne stoarce de energie。 Ne face să ne simțim ca niște supereroi preț de o clipă şi ca nişte oameni de nimic o clipă mai târziu。 Să fii părinte e complicat。 Foarte， foarte complicat。" 📚 "Am fost întrebată de-a lungul anilor cum îi tratez pe haterii mei。 Răspunsul este: nu-i tratez nicicum。 Pentru că nu este treaba mea să tratez cu ei。 Atunci când te judecă cineva， e puțin probabil ca judecata să fie cu adevărat despre tine。 După cum văd eu lucrurile， purtăm după noi o grămadă de valize。 Avem o valiză cu îndoieli。 Avem o valiză cu stres。 Avem o valiză cu vinovăție și griji。 S-ar putea să cărăm unele valize încă din copilărie， cu povești care ni s-au spus despre cine suntem şi care nici măcar nu sunt adevărate。" 📚 "Probabil că n-am conştientizat la vremearespectivă， dar， când ne-am îndrăgostit de bebeluşul ăla atât de drăgălaș și de dulce， ne-am înhămat în același timp și la munca uriașă， copleşitoare， de a crește un adolescent。 Nimeni nu ajunge cu burta la gură după ce se gândește: Uau， ce încântare ar fi să am un adolescent în care tropăie hormonii， care-mi răspunde obraznic， care-și dă ochii peste cap și care-mi trântește ușa-n nas！" 。。。more
Lisette Diaz
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Highly recommend to all moms。See my detailed review on my Instagram @lisettediazofficial
Summre
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Absolutely loved this inspiring book about acceptance and parenting。 Have already gifted it to three mom friends that I get would get the same boost as I did。 I laughed， cried and felt like a better person after reading。 If we could all just be as real as Mrs。 Kuzmic， what a world it would be。
Zanda Da Silva
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This book surprised me。 I have watched some of Kristina's videos and posts and was a bit concerned this book would be a weak try to buy a wider circle of new audiance。 I was wrong。 And i am glad of it！ The book is surprisingly real and Kristina's life story is truly inspiring。 I was also surprised to read some really good insights and thoughts about life， parenting and relationships in general。 Would definately read another book of hers！ This book surprised me。 I have watched some of Kristina's videos and posts and was a bit concerned this book would be a weak try to buy a wider circle of new audiance。 I was wrong。 And i am glad of it！ The book is surprisingly real and Kristina's life story is truly inspiring。 I was also surprised to read some really good insights and thoughts about life， parenting and relationships in general。 Would definately read another book of hers！ 。。。more
Kylie
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Loved the storytelling and approach of this book。 When I finished I felt like I could take on the world。
Andrea Johnson
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I enjoy her blend of humor， honesty， and caring。
Liz
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I loved this book！ Makes me believe that the writer is totally human and just like the rest of us - struggles as a human。 Wait， the writer is human and just like the rest of us。 Totally not like some of those self-help-parenting writers that makes you think that you are such a loser for not keeping it together， for struggling in all aspects of your life， for not always making gourmet level meals for your family， for losing it when your child lost it， to completely breaking down and actually thou I loved this book！ Makes me believe that the writer is totally human and just like the rest of us - struggles as a human。 Wait， the writer is human and just like the rest of us。 Totally not like some of those self-help-parenting writers that makes you think that you are such a loser for not keeping it together， for struggling in all aspects of your life， for not always making gourmet level meals for your family， for losing it when your child lost it， to completely breaking down and actually thought of ending things so that your kids will be better off。 I really appreciated Kristina when I was watching her videos and truly fell in love with her all the more when I read her book。 Truly a book for humans who aren't trying to be anything but。 。。。more
Chantelle Mackenzie
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This book was funny， sweet， and entirely relatable。 The audible version was narrated by Kristina herself， which made it all the more enjoyable to listen to。
Amanda
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This book popped up on my Goodreads and I decided to give it a try。 I had seen two or three of the author’s videos when friends had shared them on Facebook。 They were always funny， and had a good message， so I figured this would be a fun read。 I did not expect to be so completely blown away by this woman， her life， and her wisdom。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading and even copied down several passages。 Unlike other books I have read by influencers， I didn’t feel that she was telling me what to do— or This book popped up on my Goodreads and I decided to give it a try。 I had seen two or three of the author’s videos when friends had shared them on Facebook。 They were always funny， and had a good message， so I figured this would be a fun read。 I did not expect to be so completely blown away by this woman， her life， and her wisdom。 I thoroughly enjoyed reading and even copied down several passages。 Unlike other books I have read by influencers， I didn’t feel that she was telling me what to do— or just spouting platitudes。 She was simply sharing knowledge she had gained from her own experiences and what helped her。 I was more moved than I had expected to be。I will say that after I finished her book， I pulled up her YouTube page and watched a couple more of her videos。 I randomly selected 3， and each one contained something I had already read in the book。 I wonder if you were already an avid fan， if you would have already heard everything she shares in the book。 That would be my only caveat in recommending this otherwise great book。 。。。more
Heather
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"Parenting is about raising myself as much as it is about raising my kids。"Kristina Kuzmic is one of those truth-bomb moms that you need in your life。 She breaks motherhood down， from the amazing gift that it is， to the nitty gritty behind-the-scenes challenges that so many of us are afraid to talk about。 Yes， motherhood is beautiful。 But it's also a little ugly at times。 It's so easy to love motherhood。 But it's completely normal to struggle too。 And it's okay to admit that。 In fact， more w "Parenting is about raising myself as much as it is about raising my kids。"Kristina Kuzmic is one of those truth-bomb moms that you need in your life。 She breaks motherhood down， from the amazing gift that it is， to the nitty gritty behind-the-scenes challenges that so many of us are afraid to talk about。 Yes， motherhood is beautiful。 But it's also a little ugly at times。 It's so easy to love motherhood。 But it's completely normal to struggle too。 And it's okay to admit that。 In fact， more women should admit it！ Because "it takes a village"。 And the village reminds us that we don't have to struggle - or celebrate - alone。When Kristina Kuzmic wrote her book， 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐧， 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥， she went on a speaking tour to promote its publication。 My 2 sisters and I had the privilege to attend her event in Denver and it was fabulous！ 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐎𝐧， 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 is part memoir， and part love letter to moms。Pairs well with wearing yesterday's dirty laundry， walking on legos barefoot， and wiping boogers off the wall。Read this while drinking cold coffee through a straw。𝘛𝘞/𝘊𝘞: references of war， sexual abuse， divorce， depression， poverty 。。。more
Zeljka Pajc-Muharemovic
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Not my cup of tea。 Love Kristina's videos and her as a person， but I'm beyond this kind of books about parenting skills。。。 Not my cup of tea。 Love Kristina's videos and her as a person， but I'm beyond this kind of books about parenting skills。。。 。。。more
Diana
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such a great read。 This is like a hug from a friend
Tonielle
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I bought 3 more copies of this book for friends and family members because I loved it so much that I didn't want to share my copy。 I bought 3 more copies of this book for friends and family members because I loved it so much that I didn't want to share my copy。 。。。more
Nichole
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Great humor with wonderful lessons and support for all parents。
Andrea
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"Fiecare e faurarul propriei sale bucurii" "Fiecare e faurarul propriei sale bucurii" 。。。more
Danielle Fergson
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Sooooo good， beginning to end！！！
Kristy
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A great book！ I love her videos and her book is just as funny！
Melanie Bartelings
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I enjoyed the audio version read by the author。 It was really nice to hear it in her voice。 I dont know if I would put it in the parenting category or the memoir category because it felt to be both。 I love the very real way she talks about her life。 It was easy to relate to and I was eager to hear more。
Jenny
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Nice book。 It's a real book with life lessons that are told in a really interesting way。 My favourite parts were when she spoke about her life in Croatia and I really wanted to hear more about that。 Nice book。 It's a real book with life lessons that are told in a really interesting way。 My favourite parts were when she spoke about her life in Croatia and I really wanted to hear more about that。 。。。more
Franko
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Ne trebate biti toliko na "ti" s temom roditeljstva da uživate u humornom osvrtu na istu tematiku u "Drži se" Kristine Kuzmić。 Neke citate sam si već zabilježio， iako mi se čini da bi ovo mogla biti knjiga kojoj ću se kad-tad vraćati。 Ne trebate biti toliko na "ti" s temom roditeljstva da uživate u humornom osvrtu na istu tematiku u "Drži se" Kristine Kuzmić。 Neke citate sam si već zabilježio， iako mi se čini da bi ovo mogla biti knjiga kojoj ću se kad-tad vraćati。 。。。more
Christy
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I’ve followed Kristina on social media for years and I love her humor。 The audiobook was like listening to a friend， yet I had heard a handful of the stories before on her social media pages。 This book was a refreshing reminder of the ups and downs that life brings。
Palos Heights Public Library
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Hold On， But Don’t Hold Still is a book filled with humor and definitely a light of hope to anyone married， divorced， with children， and repeatedly feeling like their dreams are out of their league。 Kuzmic shares how the unexpected challenges in life can take you on the ultimate roller coaster of events。 -Reviewed by Susana
Nicole
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Hysterical at times and lovelyReminded me of my own story SO MUCH
Lisa Manning
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This book is written in a conversational tone and read by Kristina （which I liked！）。 It kind of felt like a lunch date。 Chatting and talking about the craziness and difficulties of real life。 She is candid and authentic。。。sharing the hard parts of her journey。 She gives those around her the credit due。 Perhaps my favorite chapter is the one about how she and her husband put their pride down and co-parent in the best interest of the kids， even though that must be tough （having the ex over to shar This book is written in a conversational tone and read by Kristina （which I liked！）。 It kind of felt like a lunch date。 Chatting and talking about the craziness and difficulties of real life。 She is candid and authentic。。。sharing the hard parts of her journey。 She gives those around her the credit due。 Perhaps my favorite chapter is the one about how she and her husband put their pride down and co-parent in the best interest of the kids， even though that must be tough （having the ex over to share every holiday， for example）。 This book will make you laugh even while covering serious subject matter。 。。。more
Kristy
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Loved， loved， loved it！ This book is just as good as Kristina's videos （& if you haven't checked them out， you should！）。 While the stories and 'advice' is more geared to parents， I think anyone and everyone would benefit from reading this book， & I highly recommend they do read it 😉 Loved， loved， loved it！ This book is just as good as Kristina's videos （& if you haven't checked them out， you should！）。 While the stories and 'advice' is more geared to parents， I think anyone and everyone would benefit from reading this book， & I highly recommend they do read it 😉 。。。more
Anna Antonova
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Very light and easy read。 But very pleasant and insightful。 I feel like I just had a great conversation with a close friend after reading it。
Claire Kolbé ʚϊɞ
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