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Perfect Gift for Any Dad
A humorous look at fatherhood - well done
A highly recommended, grade-A smile-inducing giftbook
Funny and personal book for dads
ATTENTION: A Bright New Comedian Has Arrived!

Being a Dad: The Stuff No One Told Me
Dale L. Alderman
Manufacturer: iUniverse
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0595296173

Book Description

Take a hilarious journey through fatherhood with Dale Alderman and his two young sons, Chase and Logan.

Based on actual events that occurred over seven years, Dale presents a collection of funny stories including:

Breast Pads and Nipple Cream
Honey, I Shrunk My Underpants
Stinkerhead
Stop It, Quit It, Stop It, Quit It
The Farmer Cuts the Cheese

Before he became a father, no one told Dale the stuff he really needed to know, like how to deal with a rampaging three-year-old at the circus, or how to corral two boys before they demolish a restaurant.

From a Little League baseball game to a grade school field trip, Dale takes normal daily activities and turns them into wild escapades.

Come on along and let Dale show you how much he loves Being A Dad.

Customer Reviews:

Perfect Gift for Any Dad.......2005-01-10

Being a Dad by Dale Alderman is a delightfully funny book about the experience of new parenting as told by a father of two boys under seven years of age. From the initial homecoming with new bundle of joy to the potty training to school days, Dad relates the embarrassments, the horrors, and the joys with hilarious candid personal experiences. This book will make any parent grin and say, "Been there, done that," as he or she chuckles through re-living the memory from this dad's perspective. This is a perfect gift book for expectant or new fathers, or to make any daddy laugh! A fun read.

A humorous look at fatherhood - well done.......2004-07-15

A hilarious, light-hearted look at fatherhood, "Being a Dad" is sure to bring a smile to the face of any father. In 36 short essays Dale Alderman points out the funny side of fatherhood from playing, to potty training, to disciple, money, vacations, and every other fun and funny adventure of raising children. With a great writing style that gets to the point quickly and brings a smile to the face, "Being a Dad: The Stuff No One Told Me" is very well done and highly recommended.

A highly recommended, grade-A smile-inducing giftbook.......2004-06-12

Also available in a hardcover edition, Being A Dad: The Stuff No One Told Me by Dale Alderman is an amusing trip through the trials and tribulations of fatherhood. Drawn heavily from life experiences of author Dale Alderman raising his two young sons, the enjoyable and recognizably familiar anecdotes include "Stop It, Quit It, Stop It...", "Daddy, Are You Awake?", "SuperChildren of the Corn", "Don't Hit Your Brother With A Stick", and much more. Laughable anecdotes aplenty and wry insights into the ups and downs of being a parent in the modern day and age make Being A Dad a highly recommended, grade-A smile-inducing giftbook.

Funny and personal book for dads.......2004-05-31

The author of "Being a Dad" struck a chord by doing two very simple things: he made a funny book and he made it in a way that it's very easy to relate to. From the very first page the stories will make you laugh so hard, you will see yourself forced to explain your wife what is wrong with you! By the same token, each of the chapters is no more than 4 pages (the approximate attention span you will be able to devote to any reading the first few years after having a baby), and the topics covered in them are not farfetched, but very close to home, making it very easy for new dads to relate to them.

All in all, this is not a book on "advice" for new dads, but rather some great and fun reading that will provide you with some very much needed relief during some of those first few sleep-deprived nights the first years of your kids. Most definitely check it out, laugh out loud too and relax when you learn that you are not alone. ;)

Disclaimer: I was provided with a reviewing copy of the book by the publisher.

ATTENTION: A Bright New Comedian Has Arrived!.......2004-05-30

Dale Alderman has the gift for comedy - in excelsis! In BEING A DAD: The Stuff No One Told Me he offers real life experiences about the uncommonly hilarious (in retrospect, mind you) instances that color the life of young families. He relates his own moments of madness with his two sons (three years apart) and his wife in a way that is usually found in the territory of stand-up comedians on Comedy Central. Embarrassing situations - such as standing in line to buy nipple cream and breast pads, changing his first diaper, the 'real inside story' on vasectomy, potty training, the body changes that occur after babies enter the family space - changes for both mother AND father - and on and on in an endless protracted heartfelt chuckle to guffaw. Not only is Alderman funny; he knows how to write. This book is for everyone - not just commiserating Dads. Much like David Sedaris, Alderman is a naturally gifted writer of comedy. Let's hope he pursues more books about more topics because few authors relate the absurdity of everyday incidents better than Dale Alderman! A wonderful little book, this.

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