Don't Lick the Minivan: And Other Things I Never Thought I'd Say to My Kids - Couverture rigide

Shirtliffe, Leanne

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1620875268 ISBN 13 : 9781620875261

Editeur : Skyhorse, 2013

Synopsis

As a woman used to traveling and living the high life in Bangkok, Leanne Shirtliffe recognized the constant fodder for humor while pregnant with twins in Asia's sin city. But in spite of deep-fried bug cuisine and nurses who cover newborn bassinets with plastic wrap, Shirtliffe manages to keep her babies alive for a year with help from a Coca-Cola deliveryman, several waitresses, and a bra factory. Then she and her husband return home to the isolation of North American suburbia.

In Don't Lick the Minivan, Shirtliffe captures the bizarre aspects of parenting in her edgy, honest voice. She explores the hazards of everyday life with children such as:

• The birthday party where neighborhood kids took home skin rashes from the second-hand face paint she applied.
• The time she discovered her twins carving their names into her minivan's paint with rocks.
• The funeral she officiated for "Stripper Barbie."
• The horror of glitter.
• And much more!

A delayed encounter with postpartum depression helps Shirtliffe to realize that even if she can't teach her kids how to tie their shoelaces, she's a good enough mom. At least good enough to start saving for her twins' therapy fund. And possibly her own. Crisply written, Don't Lick the Minivan will have parents laughing out loud and nodding in agreement. Shirtliffe's memoir might not replace a therapist, but it is a lot cheaper.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Leanne Shirtliffe is an award-winning humor blogger. She writes funny stuff for the Huffington Post, Nickelodeon’s NickMom.com, and the Calgary Herald. When she’s not stopping her twins from licking frozen flagpoles, she teaches English to teenagers who are slightly less hormonal than she is. She lives with her husband, their kids, and dust bunnies in Calgary, Alberta.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Skyhorse
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1620875268
• ISBN 13: 9781620875261
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: SKYHORSE; https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/; ; 307 West 36th Street, 11th Floor; New York; NY; 10018; Etats-Unis
• Personne responsable: non disponible