Parenting Humor

Emma John is in her 40s; she is neither married, nor partnered, with child or planning to be. In her hilarious and unflinching memoir, Self-Contained, she asks why the world only views a woman as complete when she is no longer a single figure and addresses what it means to be alone when everyone else isn't.

The Last Self Help Book You'll Ever Need is a refreshing departure from the traditional self-improvement guides, offering a playful yet profound exploration of personal growth. Alexander Beauregard skillfully combines wit, wisdom, and a touch of whimsy to challenge and entertain listeners.

El antídoto contra el burnout para miles de madres y padres. ¿Sientes que la maternidad está sacando lo peor de ti? ¿Necesitas una tregua para recorrer este proceso con una nueva mirada? ¿Estás desbordada y sientes que el burnout se apodera de ti? Sin duda, el estoicismo puede serte de gran ayuda.

The definitions here for "normal" and "healthy" are different than definitions one learns during medical training. I do not recall much about the topic of "healthy" being addressed during training. The focus was on the absence of health or to state it more plainly, disease. Diseases were well defined by objective criteria. And when those objective criteria moved back into the normal range and the patient was feeling much better they were said to have returned to "health."

It's danger on the high seas for the Barnetts, but will it come from the authorities, Mother Nature or family Flood? In Wisconsin six years ago, Ursula Barnett accidentally committed a shocking crime. The statute of limitations is inching closer, and the police are circling in. Panicked, Ursula books herself and her American family passage on a budget centennial Titanic cruise, hoping to ride out the investigation and embark a woman redeemed. But lurking amongst the leaky walls of the Queen of Crabs is a danger worse than disgruntled, poorly-paid staff, bad food and terrifying onshore ...

You’ve been wronged. Maybe it was betrayal, ghosting, gaslighting—or that one friend who turned into a life lesson you never asked for. You want healing, but the idea of doing it with crystals and kumbaya energy alone makes you want to throw your phone across the room. Forgiveness with a Side of Sarcasm. This hilariously honest guide walks you through emotional chaos with one hand on your heart and the other flipping a witty comeback. It’s for anyone who wants to rise from the drama—not just with dignity, but with a sense of humor and glowing skin.

So you thought adulthood would mean a high-flying career and a luxury lifestyle but instead have ended up with a Lycra-based wardrobe and a deep fear of what lies at the bottom of the ball-pit in soft play? Join comedian Sophie McCartney as she voyages deep into the uncharted territories of mating, birthing, feral offspring, mums overdoing it at the watering hole and the perilous viper’s nest of the school WhatsApp group.

Morgan and Devon Gregson Bennett are an interracial creative power couple living happily enough in Brooklyn until a freak accident leaves a little girl orphaned in Los Angeles. Setting aside reservations about the price motherhood will exact on their marriage and careers, Morgan and Devon agree to adopt Vabeh, a bi-racial ethnic-hair-products heiress. Vabeh touches down in New York, wearing last season’s fur and on a mission to quickly distinguish herself from the other bold-faced names at her new school, the tony School for Spoiled Kids.

Haben Sie sich schon einmal gefragt, wie man andere zum Lachen bringen kann? Die Antwort lautet zweifellos: indem man einen Sinn für Humor entwickelt. Es gibt keinen besseren Weg, Menschen glücklich zu machen, als sie zum Lachen zu bringen, und Humor zu entwickeln kann so einfach sein, wie eine lustige Maske aufzusetzen.

Approximately 75 percent of children who play organized sports quit by age 13. While there is no definitive answer about why, many researchers suggest that it is because of pressure from parents. One referee always likes to say that he equates kid’s soccer to a musical recital. Parents don’t yell instructions to their seven-year old when they are singing or playing the piano. They are not jumping up from their seats when the proper chord is struck, yelling, “Great job, Jimmy!” or “Big kick on the next chord!” Yet, they feel it is OK to do so on the soccer field. Why? A humorous ...

From the author who created the memorable world of Toad Rage comes another highly infectious tale of a brave microscopic hero who is unexpectedly propelled from his familiar nostril-home into the big wide dangerous world. In Aristotle's Nostril Morris features a whole new cast of funny and gross characters that kids will love.

Sparring with Love: A Humorous Guide to Arguing with Your Partner Without Packing Your Bags is here to show you how. Packed with practical advice and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, this book helps you navigate the quirks, conflicts, and chaos of real relationships. It’s not about avoiding fights—it’s about fighting smarter, reconnecting faster, and laughing through it all.

"Our own precious Annie Oeth has penned Genius for us in BECAUSE I SAID SO. Matters not if one never parented a child--for certain, everybody WAS one, once--so the appeal and the truth are universal." Jill Conner Browne, Multiple #1 New York Times Bestselling author and THE Sweet Potato Queen “But whyyyy?” “Because I said so.” It’s the answer that rolls off the tongues of mamas from all over. In Because I Said So: Life In The Mom Zone, veteran mama Annie Oeth tells of the worries, laughter and sheer terror of being a mother. Trips to the emergency room, college graduations and the...

Will there be light at the end of the birth canal? Does the word endometriosis make you want to stick a fork in your eye? No? Then perhaps this book isn’t for you. It’s funny, and (sometimes alarmingly) frank. It contains an impressive array of synonyms for "vagina", and it’s certainly NSFW.

How many heart attacks can a woman have before her spouse becomes suspicious? Sure, that old standby the headache has served both men and women well for years. But aren't you sick of the same old routines? It's time for a change and this guide is the perfect solution. Get ready to discover 10 creative (and hilarious) ways to avoid having sex with your partner!

Este audiolivro prático e irreverente explica o funcionamento básico do cérebro e os processos mentais por trás de pensamentos negativos, raiva, tristeza, etc. Nosso cérebro faz o melhor que pode para nos ajudar, mas de vez em quando nos mete em verdadeiras roubadas–nos fazendo ter crises de pânico, nos viciando em substâncias perigosas ou simplesmente desligando nos piores momentos. Apesar de assustadoras, essas reações são apenas mecanismos que ele cria para nos proteger quando percebe alguma ameaça. O problema é que, com a vida estressante que levamos, tudo parece uma ameaça.

Enjoy the drama and excitement of a novel experience in compact short stories—contemporary lives moving through dark trials to light and hope. "There are many excellent stories in this collection." ~McEvoy

From the very first steps of acknowledging adoption as a choice to the final document that seals the deal, Jody Cantrell Dyer paints a raw, warm, heartbreaking, and eventually triumphant portrayal that narrates the entire adoption process through compassionate and entertaining prose. Dyer's candor and soul color the narration of The Eye of Adoption.

S'Mother is a hilarious memoir based on 30 years of unsolicited advice, news updates, and opinions in the form of thousands of inappropriate, embarrassing, and utterly crazy letters showing the pathological extremes maternal instincts can take. Why is a grown woman so frantic that her adult son screw on his windows to keep out killer bees? Are adult trick-or-treaters really that much of a threat?

Why Mummy Swears is the much anticipated new novel from Gill Sims, author of the hilarious Why Mummy Drinks and online sensation Peter and Jane. It’s every parents’ nightmare - the start of the school holidays - and instead of sitting in the sun, reading a book over a cold, crisp glass of Pinot Grigio, Mummy has two bored moppets to attend to. After frantically booking sports camps, child minder slots, not to mention time off work, Mummy is exhausted. But this is only the beginning....