In the tradition of** Dave Barry, an irreverent look at fatherhood
from a dad who truly loves his kids--even when they're driving him
nuts.**
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"Robert Wilder's hilarious and boldly candid essays about the realities
of parenting go down like gin and tonic on a hot summer
afternoon."--People**
A Santa Fe dad shares heartwarming, comic, often ludicrous tales of
raising a family in this laugh-out-loud book perfect for anyone who
enjoys the edgy humor of David Sedaris or the whimsical commentary of
Dave Barry. Waxing both profound and profane on issues close to a
father's heart--from exploding diapers to toddler tantrums, from the
horrors of dressing up as Frosty the Snowman to the moments that make a
father proud--Robert Wilder brilliantly captures the joys and
absurdities of being a parent today.
With an artist wife and two kids--a daughter, Poppy, and a son,
London--Robert Wilder considers himself as open-minded as the next man.
Yet even he finds himself parentally challenged when his toddler son,
London, careens around the house in the buff or asks the kind of
outrageous, embarrassing questions only a kid can ask. A high school
teacher who sometimes refers to himself jokingly as Mister Mom (when his
wife, Lala, is busy in her studio), Wilder shares warmly funny stories
on everything from sleep deprivation to why school-sponsored charities
can turn otherwise sane adults into blithering and begging idiots.
Whether trying to conjure up the perfect baby name ("Poppy" came to his
wife's mother in a dream) or hiring a Baby Whisperer to get some
much-needed sleep, Wilder offers priceless life lessons on discipline,
potty training, even phallic fiddling (courtesy of young London). He
describes the perils of learning to live monodextrously (doing
everything with one hand while carrying your child around with the
other) and the joys of watching his daughter morph into a graceful,
wise, unique little person right before his eyes.
By turns tender, irreverent, and hysterically funny, Daddy Needs a
Drink is a hilarious and poignant tribute to his family by a man who
truly loves being a father.
