#manvschildbook

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Just in time for Father's Day! Six years ago, Abrams published my book "Man vs Child," a humor book for dads. Now I've re-published it in a new, revised edition. If you haven't picked up a copy, consider buying it! It's in paperback or Kindle in the new edition here: https://amzn.to/3qqjIe5

[manvchild]

Blatantly exploiting my cats to remind you - ESPECIALLY the new batch of comedy folk that are becoming dad’s and moms - that my #manvschildbook makes a great addition to your 👶 purchases. When my Book came out last year, you might have been too busy with 🍷and 🎷 to be in the market but now that u have crossed over into #parenting madness, I hope u will check it out.

[manvchild]

When I wrote this book, daughter was only 10. Now she’s 13! Like I say in my book “I guess even teenagers need a dad, maybe they even *especially* need a dad. Maybe the best years are to come: years when I can really hone my uncoolness into being an enthusiastically embarrassing dad. I sure hope so.”

[manvchild]

What is this “Leave Kid at Home?”

Yesterday, my wife and I snuck off to Ikea for a few hours.  No, we were not picking up another Telly Savalas Baby Picture Frame - we were getting a bookshelf.  We did this without our daughter who just STAYED HOME.  

When our daughter was little, we could drop her off at Smaland - the Ikea babysitting area.  She loved the little play area, although one time we dropped her off and then watched her immediately plop down to watch whatever junky Spongebob movie they had on.  Whatever, we were free (for 30-45 minutes)!  We'd race around trying to tackle all the worst Ikea tasks before picking her up again and proceeding to the self-service area only to find they were out of everything.  Ikea is always an ordeal.

And then came the sad day when our daughter was too tall for the Smaland.  That meant dragging our crabby daughter through a million faux-apartments.  We saw a ton of these sad parents when we went yesterday - parents desperately trying to envision their new, improved bedrooms despite their kid sulking or spinning on some stool or chasing their brothers.  Won’t it be great to curl up with a book in our little reading nook, honey...?  TAMMY GET OFF THAT SOFA!  Madness.

Yes, it's hard to understand what a difference this idea of "leaving your kid at home" has on one's life.  Now my wife and I can go to a store, get mad at each other, settle it and return with too much junk all by ourselves.  It was glorious.

[manvchild]

I feel like this picture of a road really sums up the journey of life or something.  But mainly I chose it because my book is only $3 on Kindle right now.  

[manvchild]

Best Humor Books of 2017

Toot toot! I'm tooting my own horn because my book got picked as one of Amazon's Best Humor and Entertainment Books of 2017!  If you're a Doug Moe super-fan, you might be thinking "didn't I already hear this?" The answer is - No! A few months ago, it was named in the Best Humor and Entertainment Books of 2017 *so far* So now that it's the end of the year, my book has defended its title, so to speak. I'm in this list with John Hodgman, Whitney Cummings, Chuck Klosterman, Kelly Oxford, etc. - I'm an underdog on this one for sure. And of course, if you've bought it or left a review, thanks so much. If not - it makes a great gift for any parent, even moms! Think about picking up a copy if you haven't yet. Yay!

[manvchild]

Is It Okay to Bring My Baby to a Bar?

One of the incredible illustrations by Jordan Awan from my book Man Vs Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting.  

If you’re a parent, soon to be a parent or know a parent - get a copy!  Amazon named it one of its Top Humor Books of 2017.

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Ideas to give info on my book to strangers.

I see dads out in the city and I need to figure out a non-creepy way of giving them a postcard for my book, Man Vs Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting.  Some ideas:

Hey what’s up, looks like you have a kid.  I think you'd like my book.  Wait, come back.

Hey are you a dad?  Okay, duh - of course you are; you have a kid with you.  Otherwise, you'd be a kidnapper or something and you probably aren't that!  Wait, come back.

Weed, weed, just kidding I have a book.  Wait, come back.

Hey man, here's a toy for your kid!  No, I'm just joking.  I would never be some weird stranger handing out toys to kids.  I'm actually an author handing out flyers for my book!  Wait, come back.

Hey man, check out my book.  Or don't.  Whatever, I don't even care.

Any ideas?  What's a non-creepy way to approach people on the street about my book?