Being a dad is weird : lessons in fatherhood from my family to yours /
A look at fatherhood from the director, writer, and actor from "The Boss" and "Tammy" combines stories about his own larger-than-life dad and how his experiences raising two daughters with wife Melissa McCarthy have been shaped by his childhood.
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow,
[2017]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Foreword / by Melissa McCarthy
- Have good times: or the value of adult friendships for the sanity of parents and children alike
- It's about who you know: or Why having feathered friends will keep your kids from worrying about your creepy job
- Take it all in stride: or Nothing is too big of a deal
- The big sky theory: or Sometimes it's okay to lie to your kids
- Rip off the band-aid: or the argument for truth once in a while
- Parenting through hypochondria: or the time I thought I might be gay
- Not all vacations with your children are magical: or Never take travel advice from a bird-watcher
- Navigating breakfast conversations: or My dad never had to deal with this stuff
- Having children of the opposite gender: or My mom DID have to deal with this stuff
- Parenting the parents: or The art of waking up your dad when he falls asleep on the can
- Admit your faults: or Don't mutilate the chocolate bunnies
- All hail the road warrior: or Being grateful for what matters
- How to be an inspiration to young athletes: p.s. maybe skip the mimosas?
- Admit when you have said, done, or cooked something wrong: or the apology fish
- High school-- let it be a time of poor choices: or Forgive them, for they know not what they do
- My dad's noises: (oh holy shit, I'm making noises)
- It's okay to let them see you sweat: but sometimes I sweat a whole bunch
- Music makes the world go 'round: (this one is easy)
- Stop feeling guilty: your kids are never really bored
- Forget counting sheep when you can't sleep: one of the many reasons it helps to have a sibling
- Foster political ideas: or the time I was an asshole for Halloween
- Learn the rules of the game: or Never leg-whip a priest
- Always support your children: even when they lose their way and take their waiter job way too seriously
- Teach your children the value of money: spend it now
- Find a good lady to spend your life with: but be a good husband
- Appreciate every gesture: for example, the meal that my daughters made me for Father's Day, 2014
- It's okay to cry: or The art of gathering wine
- Choose happy: and it is a choice.