ISBN:

• 9780062473622
• 006247362X

Edition: First edition.

Description: xxi, 216 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Contents:

• Have good times: or the value of adult friendships for the sanity of parents and children alike
• It's about who you know: or Why having feathered friends will keep your kids from worrying about your creepy job
• Take it all in stride: or Nothing is too big of a deal
• The big sky theory: or Sometimes it's okay to lie to your kids
• Rip off the band-aid: or the argument for truth once in a while
• Parenting through hypochondria: or the time I thought I might be gay
• Not all vacations with your children are magical: or Never take travel advice from a bird-watcher
• Navigating breakfast conversations: or My dad never had to deal with this stuff
• Having children of the opposite gender: or My mom DID have to deal with this stuff
• Parenting the parents: or The art of waking up your dad when he falls asleep on the can
• Admit your faults: or Don't mutilate the chocolate bunnies
• All hail the road warrior: or Being grateful for what matters
• How to be an inspiration to young athletes: p.s. maybe skip the mimosas?
• Admit when you have said, done, or cooked something wrong: or the apology fish
• High school-- let it be a time of poor choices: or Forgive them, for they know not what they do
• My dad's noises: (oh holy shit, I'm making noises)
• It's okay to let them see you sweat: but sometimes I sweat a whole bunch
• Music makes the world go 'round: (this one is easy)
• Stop feeling guilty: your kids are never really bored
• Forget counting sheep when you can't sleep: one of the many reasons it helps to have a sibling
• Foster political ideas: or the time I was an asshole for Halloween
• Learn the rules of the game: or Never leg-whip a priest
• Always support your children: even when they lose their way and take their waiter job way too seriously
• Teach your children the value of money: spend it now
• Find a good lady to spend your life with: but be a good husband
• Appreciate every gesture: for example, the meal that my daughters made me for Father's Day, 2014
• It's okay to cry: or The art of gathering wine
• Choose happy: and it is a choice.

Subjects:

• Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
• Falcone, Ben, 1973- -- Family.
• Fatherhood -- Anecdotes.
• Fathers -- Biography.
• Fathers and daughters -- Anecdotes.
• Fathers and sons -- Anecdotes.
• Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.

Genre:

• Anecdotes.
• Biographies.

Other Authors: McCarthy, Melissa, 1969-