Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad

Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad
by Chris Mancini

Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad
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Author: Chris Mancini
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-05-12
ISBN: 1439128871
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Gallery Books

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Book Review: I didn't want it to end!
Summary: 5 Stars

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I'm a girl -- I'm going to talk about how I enjoyed it. I'll let the men speak for themselves.
It was hilarious! It reads like overhearing men talk at work or over poker. It was worth reading even if I never planned to have kids. It's like a birth/parenting memoir from a dad's point of view. I laughed so hard and kept telling my husband the funny stuff inside. I wish this author would write more stuff from a guy's point of view. I devoured the book in one day. I couldn't put it down! Now what other parenting book can you read cover to cover without getting board??!
So I feel like there should be a few warnings. This guy is quite opinionated. You might not totally agree with his point of view, but he encourages you to make up your own mind about parenting issues. The book is anti attachment parenting (strongly), anti TV watching for babes, and anti mother being in the delivery room. He is an advocate of picking your battles. He thinks women should have their way with things like nursery decor and speak up when it comes to important stuff. He doesn't pretend to be an expert, though. He seems to be trying to write the book to tell guys they are normal for freaking out and show them what to expect with lots of helpful pointers along the way.

Summary of Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad

Anyone who?s seen Judd Apatow?s smash hit Knocked Up knows that many modern men are still clinging to their inner child. So what happens when this man-child finds out that he?s an expectant father? The obvious: he freaks out.

Written for the new fathers who know more about Mr. Spock than Dr. Spock, My Life Is Over empathetically shatters the myths and fears new fathers really feel. Using the power and wisdom of hindsight, Chris Mancini humorously and candidly shares his own personal journey of becoming a new father and covers the entire process? from pregnancy to delivery, the adjustment period, and the infant years.

Anticipating a broad range of questions from the practical (how do I stop a kid from crying? how many diapers will I really be changing?) to the personal (how soon can I have sex with my wife again?), Mancini mixes entertaining anecdotes with helpful in-the-trenches information, offering an invaluable guide for every scared, nervous?but ultimately very capable?new dad.

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