What a hilarious little book. Toddlers are Assholes: It’s Not Your Fault is pretty standard to the “parenting humor” genre, but it really worked for me more than most. I’m not a very laugh-out-loud type of person but there were more than a few times that I was honest to God fighting to control my laughter so the shaking didn’t wake up my own little asshole, hogging my bed late at night. However, there are certain conditions under which this book should be read. Read this […]
An absolute must-read for parents of young kids.
I put off reading this for months because I figured it would just add to my already out of control mom guilt. When my now almost two year old was born, I was very, very, very serious about no screen time. It was way at the top of my parenting priorities list. Then it turned out that my kid was what’s called high needs and would struggle with a lot of sensory issues and a tendency to get more overwhelmed than most toddlers as the […]
[Uncomfortable Downward Glance Because a Couple Is Fighting in Front of You]
How in the world do I rate this book? On one hand, there is a lot of truth in it (“They say if you just let babies cry, they will eventually cry themselves out. This is not true. Not only will babies not cry themselves out, but the act of crying actually slows down time itself—the more you let them cry, the slower time goes.”) There is also comedy (“Having a rent-controlled apartment in New York is like living in medieval Europe and having spices.”) […]
The most successful formula ever.
Truly Madly Guilty follows the classic Liane Moriarty formula, and that is in no way a bad thing. A Big Event happens. We aren’t told what it is. It happens at a normal, mundane gathering (a backyard BBQ) but it is a huge deal. A few married couples (Tiffany and Vid, Clementine and Sam, Erika and Oliver) are dealing with the fallout from the Big Event in various ways. At first you think you may not be able to keep that many people straight, but […]