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Can I Give Them Back Now?: The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting (Paperback)

by Joanna Simmons (Author), Jay Curtis (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Square Peg (4 Jun 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0224086251
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224086257
  • Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 14.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 79,640 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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A is for Anxiety, Alcohol and awful Activities. B is for Bedtime, Baking and Boredom. C is for Childcare and Cooking With Your Coat on. N is for Not Swearing (bloody frustrating) and S is for Soft Play Places, Sniffing Babies' Arses (to see if they've filled their nappies - are there not easier ways of finding out and Sex (see also L, for lack thereof).

Can I Give them Back Now? The Messy Truth about Parenting merrily puts two fingers up to the pervasive notion that parenthood is an eternally rewarding experience. Taking a wry, down-to-earth and humorous look at life with young children, it taps into the very normal, but hard-to-admit ambivalence that so many parents feel about raising kids.

Darkly funny and occasionally shocking, Joanna Simmons and Jay Curtis' brilliantly alternative A-Z of parenting is essential reading for all mums and dads who really, really love their kids, but...


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A comprehensively unhelpful, advice-free look at life with young children

A is for Anxiety, Alcohol and awful Activities. B is for Bedtime, Baking and Boredom. C is for Childcare and Cooking With Your Coat on. M is for Magical Moments that Just Aren't. N is for Not Swearing (bloody frustrating) and S is for Soft Play Places, Sniffing Babies' Arses (to see if they've filled their nappy - are there not easier ways of finding out?) and Sex (see also, L for Lack of...).

Can I Give them Back Now? puts two fingers up to the pervasive notion that motherhood is the most rewarding experience a woman can have. Taking a wry, realistic and often laugh-out-loud look at life with young children, it taps into the very normal, but hard-to-admit ambivalence that so many mothers feel about raising children.

Realistic, often dark and occasionally shocking, Joanna Simmons and Jay Curtis' brilliantly alternative A-Z of parenting is essential reading for all mums and dads who 'really love their kids, but...

Joanna Simmons and Jay Curtis are writers and mothers of small children, and live in Brighton. This is their first book together.


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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A 'must read' for any new parent, 9 Jun 2009
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So accurate I thought the authors must have stolen my diary. It discusses the stuff that the other parent guides avoid, it made me laugh out loud. Highly recommended.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars laugh out loud funny, 7 Jun 2009
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It's not often you find a book that makes you literally laugh out loud on the tube.. Bought a copy for my sister who has kids and she loved it so much that I had to buy a copy for myself too. Very very funny whether or not you have kids (I don't).
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic!, 5 Jun 2009
Thank God for a book like this, which tells the truth about parenting in such a hilarious way. I'm hoping my friends will love it too as I'm buying it for all their birthdays!
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