Being a dad is weird Lessons in fatherhood from my family to yours
Book - 2017
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- Published
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New York, NY :
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow
[2017]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xxi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- ISBN
- 9780062473622
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. Have Good Times: or The Value of Adult Friendships for the Sanity of Parents and Children Alike
- 2. It's About Who You Know: or Why Having Feathered Friends Will Keep Your Kids from Worrying About Your Crappy Job
- 3. Take It All in Stride: or Nothing Is Too Big of a Deal
- 4. The Big Sky Theory: or Sometimes It's Okay to Lie to Your Kids
- 5. Rip off the Band-Aid: or The Argument for Truth Once in a While
- 6. Parenting through Hypochondria: or The Time I Thought I Might Be Gay
- 7. Not All Vacations with Your Children are Magical: or Never Take Travel Advice from a Bird-watcher
- 8. Navigating Breakfast Conversations: or My Dad Never Had to Deal with This Stuff
- 9. Having Children of the Opposite Gender: or My Mom DID Have to Deal with This Stuff
- 10. Parenting the Parents: or The Art of Waking Up Your Dad When He Falls Asleep on the Can
- 11. Admit Your Faults: or Don't Mutilate the Chocolate Bunnies
- 12. All Hail the Road Warrior: or Being Grateful for What Matters
- 13. How to be an Inspiration to Young Athletes: PS: Maybe Skip the Mimosas?
- 14. Admit When You Have Said, Done, or Cooked Something Wrong: or The Apology Fish
- 15. High School-Let it be a Time of Poor Choices: or Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do
- 16. My Dad's Noises: (Oh Holy Shit, I'm Making Noises)
- 17. It's Okay to Let Them See You Sweat: but Sometimes I Sweat a Whole Bunch
- 18. Music Makes the World go 'Round: (This One Is Easy)
- 19. Stop Feeling Guilty: Your Kids Are Never Really Bored
- 20. Forget Counting Sheep When You Can't Sleep: One of the Many Reasons it Helps to Have a Sibling
- 21. Foster Political Ideas: or The Time I Was an Asshole for Halloween
- 22. Learn the Rules of the Game: or Never Leg-Whip a Priest
- 23. Always Support Your Children: Even When They Lose Their Way and Take Their Waiter Job Way Too Seriously
- 24. Teach Your Children the Value of Money: Spend It Now
- 25. Find a Good Lady to Spend You Life With: but Be a Good Husband
- 26. Appreciate Every Gesture: For Example, The Meat That My Daughters Made Me for Father's Day, 2014
- 27. It's Okay to Cry: or The Art of Gathering Wine
- 28. Choose Happy: and It Is a Choice
- Acknowledgments