So Your Going to Be a Dad Again
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When I first found this out I turned towards my ever present helper friends - books. There were many books on becoming a parent and a few of those about becoming a dad. A lot of them had cartoons on the cover. I really don't think I want to find out about the hardest job of my life from a book with cartoons on its cover. I flipped through a few of them and stereotypes smacked me in the face. So, I gave up on dad books pretty early. But I did find one or two parenting bo
So I am going to be a dad.When I first found this out I turned towards my ever present helper friends - books. There were many books on becoming a parent and a few of those about becoming a dad. A lot of them had cartoons on the cover. I really don't think I want to find out about the hardest job of my life from a book with cartoons on its cover. I flipped through a few of them and stereotypes smacked me in the face. So, I gave up on dad books pretty early. But I did find one or two parenting books that did a brilliant job.
How did I end up reading this book? Well, friends like to help and a father passed this along to me in the most friendly way. And, of course, I was polite and accepted the loan. I dreaded opening it up. There was no cartoon on the front, but still, it had me worried.
I read it in two hits after a week or so. And you can see my two-star rating. It was OK. It wasn't as bad as what I thought it would be. But there were many cartoons in it and it was 70% full of stereotypes. There is some handy information here, I'd hazard to say more than other dad books. But I have been researching, both other books and online. There was nothing here that a few hours on various and reputable website will inform you of.
But this book does have an audience. It's for those fathers who want one book to read and want a book that's easy to read and like a buddy telling you all these tips. It's very anecdotal. I'm very academic. It wasn't a good fit for me. It is great that it is an Australian author for an Australian market, so a lot of the medical references actually mean something. And the author is a genuinely nice person, but a little old-fashioned. He's all for being a modern hands-on dad, up-to-date with the late 90s early 2000s. There's a smattering of decent advice on dealing with social media, but other than that it feels at least 10-15 years old.
Now with all those criticisms, I seem mean. Decent book, wrong audience.
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Summing up is a book written by a father, trying to share the things that he went through and experienced. He's very clear about his lack of a more wide experience since he is limited to his three daughters. This could be even nice, but in the end, makes the book too shallow since it's intention is to "prepare" you for what is coming ahead.
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I got this book as a gift which caused some expectation from the title. I've tried to lower those when I first read other reviews, but it didn't help much.Summing up is a book written by a father, trying to share the things that he went through and experienced. He's very clear about his lack of a more wide experience since he is limited to his three daughters. This could be even nice, but in the end, makes the book too shallow since it's intention is to "prepare" you for what is coming ahead.
It opens more questions than solves them. Which made me want to look for other -- more reliable and complete -- sources about many of the subjects.
PS: The dad jokes get tiresome after a dozen pages.
...more Amazon are forcing me to write a review, I gave 5 stars the book is great . Why do I need to provide 20 or more words Amazon?
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In one way the humour makes it an easy, light and approachable read. However it wasn't long before I realised the attempts at humour (often cringeworthy, occasionally clever) are laid on so thick it just ends up getting in the way of the substance of the book. I mean I love a good tacky dad joke but even this was too much for me, I found myself pred
Overall it's a decent book which achieves what it sets out to do - prepare a dad to be for the challenge ahead with a 'bloke to bloke' kind of style.In one way the humour makes it an easy, light and approachable read. However it wasn't long before I realised the attempts at humour (often cringeworthy, occasionally clever) are laid on so thick it just ends up getting in the way of the substance of the book. I mean I love a good tacky dad joke but even this was too much for me, I found myself predicting when it was a rambling attempt at humour and skipping ahead. That aside I still persevered and got a lot from it (but you have been warned).
Overall a recommended read for any expected dad's out there.
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Still worth a read for soon to be first time fathers, as I said I did learn some things and the more we can learn the better.
I don't know if 3 stars is a bit harsh? I've never rated a self help\educational book before. I did learn some things but I guess after finishing this I'm still in no much more confident a position than I was before.Still worth a read for soon to be first time fathers, as I said I did learn some things and the more we can learn the better.
...more Realistic and down to earth perspective on all situations that are to be faced, from pre-pregnancy, during pregnancy and when the real fun begins birth and taking care of the baby.
It's a book I feel i'll re-read sections of it again in maybe a year or two
Probably the only book a man needs to read regarding the change or life that is facing them.Realistic and down to earth perspective on all situations that are to be faced, from pre-pregnancy, during pregnancy and when the real fun begins birth and taking care of the baby.
It's a book I feel i'll re-read sections of it again in maybe a year or two
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