Dad humor

And now for the companion book to You Know You're A Mom....

Fatherhood is full of challenging moments.   If we can't laugh at those moments, they could become stressful and take away some of the joys of parenthood.  Filled with humors little one, two, or three liners, You Know You're a Dad takes you through various stages of parenthood from the father's perspective from the expectant days when you are supportive of your wife during the stages of pregnancy she is going through while you are having some of the same "symptoms" of becoming a parent all the way through having adult children who will need their father no matter their age.  Let's face it, I will need my dad and I have two grown children of my own.  Many of these clever little squeaky clean anecdotes will bring a chuckle whether you are the father or mother. (I enjoyed them as I read thinking of both my husband and my own father.)

Published just in time for Father's Day, this small sized, hardback,  almost two hundred page gift book is perfect for an expectant father or any father since it covers the full spectrum of fatherhood.  While a few of the anecdotes mention church, you won't find the contents a bit preachy so I would recommend this book for both believers and non-believers alike.  One would have to look hard to find anything from which to take offense. 

Some of my favorites:   You know you're a Dad when.....
You decide only the best crib will do for your baby---and then, after pricing cribs, you wonder just how important a crib really is.

You collapse in bed exhausted, realizing that a two-year-old has more energy than you.

You sense that your kids believe you are incredibly lucky to have made it this far in life without their advice.

You finally realize it is easier to come up with $25,000 a year than it is to qualify for one of those unclaimed scholarships.

You pray your kids won't do the idiotic things you did in college.

You teach them that the most valuable asset they can have as they enter the adult world is their integrity.  A good handshake doesn't hurt either.

Two thumbs up for this volume.  It definitely goes on my gift book list this year.  I did receive this book as a review book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  I am in no way obligated to write a positive one.