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Pop Culture: The Sane Man's Guide to the Insane World of New Fatherhood
A smart, hip, and exhilaratingly funny primer for today’s father
Once upon a time being a good dad meant doling out bowls of Frankenberry to the kids on weekends while your wife slept until eight. Today it means juggling bilingual board books, Baby Bjorns, and chilled bottles of pre-pumped breast milk. Fortunately, new and prospective fathers have the equivalent of a Sherpa dad in Christopher Healy, who brings his experience—and that of more than 100 other dads—to this clearheaded and hilarious guide. Healy goes beyond the basics and tackles the questions that really matter:
• Is it appropriate to play a couple games of Grand Theft Auto in front of an infant?
• Who decided that people under five will only listen to trilly folk music?
• Is it okay to watch Blue’s Clues when your child is not around?
Genuinely useful and truly entertaining, Pop Culture is indispensable.
Once upon a time being a good dad meant doling out bowls of Frankenberry to the kids on weekends while your wife slept until eight. Today it means juggling bilingual board books, Baby Bjorns, and chilled bottles of pre-pumped breast milk. Fortunately, new and prospective fathers have the equivalent of a Sherpa dad in Christopher Healy, who brings his experience—and that of more than 100 other dads—to this clearheaded and hilarious guide. Healy goes beyond the basics and tackles the questions that really matter:
• Is it appropriate to play a couple games of Grand Theft Auto in front of an infant?
• Who decided that people under five will only listen to trilly folk music?
• Is it okay to watch Blue’s Clues when your child is not around?
Genuinely useful and truly entertaining, Pop Culture is indispensable.
264 pages, Paperback
First published April 25, 2006
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About the author
Christopher Healy
18 books479 followersChristopher Healy is the author of the Hero's Guide trilogy (The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle, and The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw), the Perilous Journey of Danger & Mayhem trilogy (A Dastardly Plot, The Treacherous Seas, and The Final Gambit), and This Is Not That Kind of Book. His newest book, No One Leaves the Castle—a fantasy mystery standalone spinoff of the Hero's Guide novels—comes out in August 2023.
Chris lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children, and a dog named Winston Bean. Visit him at ChristopherHealy.com. And visit the Hero's Guide/No One Leaves the Castle universe at TheThirteenKingdoms.com.
Chris lives in New Jersey with his wife, two children, and a dog named Winston Bean. Visit him at ChristopherHealy.com. And visit the Hero's Guide/No One Leaves the Castle universe at TheThirteenKingdoms.com.
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September 26, 2014
It's a funny book with some actual information. Luckily, it doesn't stray too far into "dude, you're having a kid", but isn't in-depth in a lot of subjects. If you want to read in-depth, suck it up and read the books your partner is reading like the Mayo clinic series or something similar. This was the first book I read on the subject, and it's a good way to ease into it.
November 21, 2011
My wife bought me this book as I prepare for fatherhood. It was meant to be funny, but I thought that book was also useful. It did make me laugh though too.
April 13, 2013
Parenting books aimed at fathers are always a better read than those aimed at mothers. All the same useful information, but with a humorous take.
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