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My husband and I were just looking at this on amazon last night and debating ordering it for our 5 week old :) This child NEVER sleeps.
ReplyDeleteomg, it's the funniest thing. want to get it for every baby shower! :)
ReplyDeleteOMG that cracks me up. Especially since my 11 month old was up ALL night long.
ReplyDeleteYou said it - this is totally going into heavy baby shower rotation, together with my old mainstay - "Oh Crap - I'm having a Baby" http://www.amazon.com/Oh-Crap-Im-Having-Baby/dp/1601672187/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1304605954&sr=1-1 (also pants-wettingly funny). Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHoly cow--That is hilarious! Hahaha---What a great gift for my sister-in-law--so funny. She is pregnant with her 4th. You think she knows what sleep is?
ReplyDeleteHAHA!! This looks awesome.
ReplyDeleteI really hope this would give way to baby's first phrase: "f*cking naps"
ReplyDeleteBecca
AHAAHAAAAHAAA! If only all parenting books were this honest.
ReplyDeleteMy mom told me about this!!
ReplyDeleteHa. I nearly spat out coffee onto keyboard. Very funny.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding.
ReplyDeleteSarah
Garnish with the Bizarre
Great find! Now this is a gift I would be proud to give at a shower!!!! :) {ha, what do you know, my little sis is having her first...perfect timing!}
ReplyDeletexx Cat brideblu
LOL'd. So hard. I love it and I'm not even a mommy.
ReplyDeleteThat is so funny! I need to get this book for my little niece:) Kisses
ReplyDeleteahhh, naps!!! the bane of my existence :)
ReplyDeleteHahaha! INCREDIBLE!
ReplyDeleteHaha... One of my friends told me about this last week!! It sounds hysterical!
ReplyDeleteThis is the best thing I've seen in a long time!! I need to get one of these for every mommy to be I know, too funny!
ReplyDeleteReally. Freaking. Funny.
ReplyDeleteBut not AS funny when the sentiment still applies to your 4.5 and 2.5 year old.
also, so hilarious (and telling!) that the book doesn't come out until october, but is already ranked #45 on amazon!!
ReplyDeleteI love this... I babysat for an almost-two year old last Friday night. His mom told me the BEST way to get him to sleep was to read Goodnight Moon. It actually worked! I read it six or eight times in a row, and he finally conked out to those three bears sitting in chairs, the bowl of mush, the old lady whispering hush. Ha.
ReplyDeleteNever has one book summed up so well what every parent feels in the final waning moments of bedtime.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! I need to get this for my sister who is due any day now!
ReplyDeletehahaaha that's awesome!
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Hilarious. And I love that it's 'frequently bought together' with Tina Fey's Bossypants!:-D
ReplyDeleteThis is a great present for some exhausted parents!! Shows you're not alone!
ReplyDeletekate--totally! and those moments in the middle of the night...or at the crack of dawn... :)
ReplyDeleteI totally need to get this for my sis-in-law, who just had her second. Hilarious!
ReplyDeleteLOL i love this!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteomg hilarious!
ReplyDeleteOn Berkeley and Oakland - (not sure if you've left yet...)
ReplyDeletemy favorite places to eat:
Camino
Pizzaiolo
Dona Tomas
Burma Superstar
places to shop:
fourth street - erica tanov, the gardner...
college ave in oakland - atomic garden
to do w/ kids:
adventure playground (though yours is too young...but cool to check out anyway, on the berkeley marina and one of those "only in berkeley" places)
cement slides at cordinices park across from rose garden in berkeley
hike in tilden park or skyline trail or anywhere in the oakland/berk hills
bike or run around lake merritt. or rent a sailboat
kayak on the estuary at jack london square in oakland
enjoy!
hilarious! need this.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting pregnant just so someone can buy me this book. The title alone is brilliant!
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Hehe! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteMarla Frazee's "The Boss Baby" is another good "kids book," although much milder than this by comparison (and also really for kids!)!
simply the best
ReplyDeleteI'm 23 and when i feel sad I read children's books it helps me relax :))
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So excellent.
ReplyDeleteThis one's a good chaser to Goodnight Moon.
LOL! this just made me laugh out loud...and i can't say this thought doesn't cross my mind regularly :)
ReplyDeletei could have used this last night!
ReplyDeleteGoodnight Moon for generation "F*ck"?
ReplyDeleteThis is great, my cousin just had her first baby and I am highly contemplating getting this for her!
ReplyDeleteOkay I visit here frequently but never comment, had to tell you tho that this frickin cracked me up!! Brilliant....
ReplyDeleteLoving this. Perfect chrimbo pres for a few of my friends!
ReplyDeleteI think this is awful. Do all of you parents really want your kids talking like that? I am no prude, but this just blows me away. Joanna, I LOVE your blog, but I will be the first to say that this just makes me sad.
ReplyDeleteOh dear...my 6 year old still wakes up in the middle of the night wondering what she'll wear next day or just because she wants to have a chat with me (always with me). Of course she cries "mom" and hubby never notices the screams. To put it in her own words, "sleeping is a waste of time, because all you can do while you're at it is...sleep! and there are so many other (way more interesting) things to do....".
ReplyDeleteOf course, it is fantastic to look at your kid smiling at you with bright eyes...but not so fantastic when it's 2 in the morning!!!!
Ha! Love it.
ReplyDeleteI LOLd.
ReplyDeletehilarious.
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Nowwww I know what to give all my pregnant friends... and hope that someone gives me when that time comes--we're uncertain when. Sometimes we think we should wait, sometimes we're ready.
ReplyDeleteI guess I don't really get it.
ReplyDeleteI noticed the dearth of comments on this post (comparatively) and wonder if others feel the same way. Usually there are so many comments, and from such diverse perspectives. I really enjoy Cup of Jo and that it is thoughtful and culls such a variety of readers who share their comments.
As always, thanks for sharing something interesting and thought-provoking! (Though the colored jeans for men post got a much more animated conversation going at our house last night than this book did!)
I saw this last week, when a single friend of mine sent me a youtube link. It is Samuel L. Jackson reading this book! Hilarious!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this article, really useful material.
ReplyDeleteIt is indeed so funny and good, every parent should have it.
ReplyDeleteI recommend hiding it, though. My friend's first grader read it at someone's house and got in big trouble when she taught the f-word to all her friends at school. Whoops!!
ReplyDeletewow great i have read many articles about this topic and everytime i learn something new i dont think it will ever stop always new info , Thanks for all of your hard work!
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