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Mrs. Pairofshades and I are expecting a baby and would like to read up on parenthood. I came across one book in paticular, in about 2005, that I would love to find and read again. It was from a series based on personal anecdotes from parents who had just gone through the stage the book focused on: in this case it was the first year of parenthood. Some details below the fold.
I remember 2 personal anecdotes in the book, first was about a dad who discovered the "dictionary method" He didn't want to keep waking up in the night when the baby cried, so one night he got up and dropped a dictionary on the floor. When his wife asked what had happened- he just said nothing.... and she never let him check on the baby at night again.
The second was about a couple who took their baby to a witch doctor for colic, and it was shaken upside down- but it seemed to cure the colic.
The book itself was so funny and I think we would really enjoy it.
Any ideas!?
I remember 2 personal anecdotes in the book, first was about a dad who discovered the "dictionary method" He didn't want to keep waking up in the night when the baby cried, so one night he got up and dropped a dictionary on the floor. When his wife asked what had happened- he just said nothing.... and she never let him check on the baby at night again.
The second was about a couple who took their baby to a witch doctor for colic, and it was shaken upside down- but it seemed to cure the colic.
The book itself was so funny and I think we would really enjoy it.
Any ideas!?
Response by poster: That's it. WOW. Thank you so much paperback version!
posted by pairofshades at 9:48 PM on November 23, 2014
posted by pairofshades at 9:48 PM on November 23, 2014
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posted by paperback version at 12:39 PM on November 23, 2014 [1 favorite]