A parenting visionary, Adam Mansbach, has written a book that I will be buying the moment it’s released. I’m giving it as a gift to all the parents I know. Why?
The name of the book is “Go the F**k to Sleep.” Yes, you read that correctly.
We’ve all thought this at some point or another. Parents are always tired and desperate to go to bed. Kids never, ever want to sleep. It’s an unfortunate mismatch of objectives.
The book, obviously, isn’t written for children. It’s much like the book “Baby, Mix Me a Drink” by Lisa Brown, who has written a series of similar books, including “Baby, Fix My Car” and “Baby, Make my Breakfast.” The books make current parents laugh and serve as a warning for prospective parents.
I really need to get my act together and start writing because this is clearly my genre. Right now, if I were to write a book straight from the heart, it would be called “Shut the F*** Up!” (No one ever stops talking around here). My second title would be “You Have to Take a Bath Because You Smell Like Feet.” Some others might include “Knock it Off or We’re Selling You to the Circus”,”Pick up Your Toys or We’re Giving Them All Away,” and “Mommy is Running Away From Home if You Ask Me ‘Why’ Again.”
There’s also a huge opportunity for a marriage series with including like “How F***ing Hard is it to Change a Toilet Paper Roll?” and “Put That Thing Up; I’m Not in the Mood”, and “It is Too Your Turn to Take Out the Damn Trash” and “If You Wake Me Up Early, I Will Divorce You.”
This is just a list off the top of my head. I’m sure y’all can add all kinds of stuff to it. I omitted “Leaving the Toilet Seat Up” issue because my husband is completely innocent of that crime which is one of the reasons I married him.
