A brilliantly funny exploration of the twin mysteries of parenthood and families from the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Timesβbestselling author of Insane City.
In his New York Timesβbestselling Iβll Mature When Iβm Dead, Dave Barry embarked on the treacherous seas of adulthood, to hilarious results. What comes next? Parenthood, of course, and families.
In uproarious, brand-new pieces, Barry tackles everything from family trips, bat mitzvah parties and dating (heβs serious about that title: βWhen my daughter can legally commence datingβFebruary 24, 2040βI intend to monitor her closely, even if I am deceasedβ) to funeral instructions (βI would like my eulogy to be given by William Shatnerβ), the differences between male and female friendships, the deeper meaning of Fifty Shades of Grey, and a fatherβs ultimate sacrifice: accompanying his daughter to a Justin Bieber concert (βIt turns out that the noise teenaged girls make to express happiness is the same noise they would make if their feet were being gnawed off by badgersβ).
Letβs face it: families not only enrich our lives every day, they drive us completely around the bend. Thank goodness we have Dave Barry as our guide!
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