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I CAN BARELY TAKE CARE OF MYSELF
By: Jen Kirkman
Tales From a Happy Life Without Kids
Simon & Schuster
April 2013
On Sale: April 16, 2013
212 pages
ISBN: 1451667000
EAN: 9781451667004
Kindle: B008J4B3YG
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Non-Fiction Memoir | Humor
"You'll Change Your Mind."
Thatβs what everyone says to Jen Kirkmanβ and countless women like herβwhen she confesses she doesnβt plan to have children. But you know what? Itβs hard enough to be an adult. You have to dress yourself and pay bills and remember to buy birthday gifts. You have to drive and get annual physicals and tip for good service. Some adults take on the added burden of caring for a tiny human being with no language skills or bladder control. Parenthood can be very rewarding, but letβs face it, so are margaritas at the adults-only pool.
Jenβs stand-up routine includes lots of jokes about not having kids (and some about masturbation and Johnny Depp), after which complete strangers constantly approach her and ask, βBut who will take care of you when youβre old?β (Servants!) Some insist, βYouβd be such a great mom!β (Really? You know me so well!)
Whether living rent-free in her childhood bedroom while trying to break into comedy (the best free birth control around, she says), or taking the stage at major clubs and joining a hit TV showβ and along the way getting married, divorced, and attending excruciating afternoon birthday parties for her parent friendsβJen is completely happy and fulfilled by her decision not to procreate.
I Can Barely Take Care of Myself is a beacon of hilarious hope for anyone whose major life decisions have been questioned by friends, family, and strangers in a comedy club bathroom. And it should satisfy everyone who wonders if Jen will ever know true love without looking into the eyes of her child.
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