Dear Midol: Essays from Estrogen Hell

by Kevin Sutton

A father of five daughters' plea for peace, sanity, logic and no more cat pee unfolds in this outrageously humorous memoir about parenting and raising girls, told in the guise as a desperate letter written to the fine makers of Midol. All Kevin Sutton wanted was a son, but he soon discovered the Sperm Fairy has a mean streak, times five. With biting insight and laugh-until-you-cry storytelling, he shares his unique and mostly head-scratching perspective on the Evel Knievel-like leaps of logic, and reveals the untold secret to raising good luggage. It's a story that took five lifetimes to write.

270 pages, Paperback

First published September 14, 2013

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I found the book funny, sad, and heartwarming. I understood all of the local Dallas references. There were definitely some non pc parts of the book where comments may get people fired if they were to be said in corporate America. I found the life experiences humorous.

[Rosemarie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had me laughing the entire time. Having 3 girls of my own I totally related to the story.

[Monisha · Rating 5 out of 5]

A friend of mine recommended this book to me and I added it to my "To-Read" list. Looking for something light and fun I bought it. It's a candid, very funny and very real summary of daily life with kids. Lucky for me I only have two -- and one's a boy. He and his amazing wife had their hands full with five girls and lived to tell about it. Any parent will enjoy and relate to the stories and anecdotes of what life is really like raising kids.