Afterbirth: Stories You Won't Read in a Parenting Magazine
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Book Overview
Afterbirth is about what parenting is really like: full of inappropriate impulses, unbelievable frustrations, and idiotic situations. It's about how life for some parents changes for the worse after their kids are born. Or so it feels. It's about how not every threeyear- old is charming and delightful and about how sometimes when your kid is having a tantrum, you have to stifle the impulse to round-house him. And Afterbirth is funny--the participants are some of the best comic writers and performers today, turning their attention very close to home and sparing no one, particularly themselves. The thirty-five pieces include:* Caroline Aaron on what it feels like when the kid moves out of the house ("The New Parenting Paradigm") * Christie Mellor on why it's dangerous to tell people what you really think about being a mommy ("Yahooey") * Joan Rater on parenting the unexpected ("Attachment Adoption") * Neil Pollack on unforeseeable and unreasonable parental rage ("The Tennis Pro") * Matt Weiner on trying not to parent violently like his father did ("Go Easy on the Old Man")
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312638353
ISBN13:9780312638351
Release Date:April 2010
Publisher:Griffin
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 5.6" x 8.2"
Customer Reviews
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If You Need Perspective on This Parenting Business
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Four years ago, before our first son was born, I had no idea what I was in for. I had no idea that some day, I'd watch in horror as one of the kids deliberately stepped in dog poop. I had no idea that I'd say things like, "Stop licking the pole on the bus." And I definitely couldn't have imagined that extreme frustration could co-exist with extreme happiness. Often in the same day. It's this very sense of shock and awe that's at the core of "Afterbirth." Without a doubt, this is the most hilarious thing I've read in a long time. If you, like me, thought it was virtually impossible to find a unique parenting book, think again. And then go buy Afterbirth.
Laugh Out Loud Funny
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
My husband thought I was crazy for laughing so much while reading this book. AMEN for writing the stuff that REALLY happens!
Laugh Out Loud Funny!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Having seen Afterbirth as a play first, I was delighted when the book came out. As a parent of soon to be four children, sometimes you just need to laugh. Afterbirth is the antidote. After a really challenging day with my children, I open to any page and suddenly I am transported to a club of other parents that "get it". Dani Klein Modisett writes with humility, humor and honesty. Don't wait another minute to read this hilarious, meaningful, and moving book!
For people who think parenting is difficult, funny, and the best thing to do
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
My partner bought this book for me after hearing about it on the radio. I laughed out loud while reading every essay in this book. I have read so much! And this book is one of the only ones that I really identified with-- humor and grace and humanity. I would recommend it for any new parent with a story to tell and a good sense of humor-- the essays are short and sweet and therefore perfect for reading while breastfeeding, or sitting in the other room while you take a little breather from your crying baby. I'm buying 2 today for friends and passing my copy around to whoever will read!
There Is Life Afterbirth
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I've read about a million parenting books, essay collections etc. so I opened this book feeling ever-so-slightly jaded. "Does anyone have anything new to say about parenting?" I wondered to myself. Well, apparently yes. Starting from the introduction, I was hooked. These unabashedly honest stories (as the book says "Stories you won't read in a parenting magazine) run the gamut from tear jerkers like Joan Rater's (Grey's Anatomy) recounting of her less than ideal adoption of a baby from China who had a severe attachment disorder to stories that will make you smile like Andrew McCarthy's battle with his overpriced Bugaboo stroller. This book is packed with name brand writers and each of their tales packs a punch, often unexpected, always rewarding. I highly recommend this one to new and seasoned parents. Even if you, like me, thought you wouldn't be buying any more parenting books.
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