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"In uproarious, brand-new pieces, Barry tackles everything from family trips, bat mitzvah parties and dating (he's serious about that title: "When my daughter can legally commence dating--February 24, 2040--I intend to monitor her closely, even if I am deceased") to funeral instructions ("I would like my eulogy to be given by William Shatner"), the differences between male and female friendships, the deeper meaning of Fifty Shades of Grey, and a father's...
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The #1 New York Times Bestseller: “A hilarious take on that age-old problem: getting the beloved child to go to sleep” (NPR).
“Hell no, you can’t go to the bathroom. You know where you can go? The f**k to sleep.”
Go the Fuck to Sleep is a book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully...
“Hell no, you can’t go to the bathroom. You know where you can go? The f**k to sleep.”
Go the Fuck to Sleep is a book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully...
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2001.
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English
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So you thought the difficult stage was over: the midnight feedings, the colic, the breast pumps, the endless diaper changings. Just when you thought you'd reached the blissful stretch of parenthood...here come the toddler/preschool years! Only Sandi Kahn Shelton could deliver such a dead-on, hilarious, true-ringing look at the walking, talking, crazy years.
In Preschool Confidential, she explores such universal topics as:
--Dealing with the mutiny...
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Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Parents were here first! How did the kids suddenly take control? Sure, the world has changed from the days when children were supposed to be seen and not heard but things have gotten a little out of hand. What about some quality time for the grownups? Author Christie Mellor's hilarious, personal, refreshing, and actually quite useful advice delightfully rights the balance between parent and child. In dozens of short, wickedly funny chapters, she skewers...
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Word Pub
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[2000]
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English
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Grab your giggle box! Here comes Barbara Johnson with another helping heap of joy for women of all ages, aches, and "architecture." Author Barbara Johnson's encouraging book about a woman's adventures in aging, Living Somewhere Between Estrogen and Death, became the number-one best-selling paperback in the Christian market for the year in which it was published. Soon hordes of happy readers were flooding Barbara's mailbox with their own favorite jokes,...
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Simon & Schuster
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2010.
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English
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Comedian and actor Jay Mohr's humorous memoir about the lunacy that ensues after reaching the blessed stage of parenthood. Waxing poetic about circumcision and the benefits of the carpool lane, Mohr spins theories on spanking and ponders questions like "why do kids all wake up so damn early? It's as if they are all preparing for life as longshoremen." He goes on to describe the bizarre kinds of situations that all parents must face but can never be...
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Page Street Publishing Co
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2018.
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English
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Marriage and Kids are No Joke. He may not win Father of the Year, but Clint Edwards has won the hearts of thousands-including the New York Times, Scary Mommy, and Good Morning America-thanks to his candor and irreverence when it comes to raising kids, being married, and learning from his mistakes. Clint has three children: Tristan (the know it all), Norah (the snarky princess), and Aspen (the worst roommate ever). He describes parenting as "a million...
18) #Imomsohard
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Has it been months since you've read a book with actual adult words that had nothing to do with farm animals or superheroes or going potty? Well then, it's time to take a break. Pour yourself some wine. Put on your comfy pants. Kristin Hensley and Jen Smedley invite you to join their laugh-out-loud, best friend banter on the eighty bajillion ways moms give their all every day.--
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Workman Publishing
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[2022]
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English
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A rhyming illustrated humor book for moms who feel they're not doing a good job (and that's all moms, right?). Packed with scientifically true examples of terrible parents in the animal kingdom, to remind and reassure any mother that there are way worse moms out there.
