Father-ish: Laugh-Out-Loud Tales From a Dad Trying Not to Ruin His Kids’ Lives

Product Description

Father·ish: adjective. When a man is trying his best. Clint Edwards equates fatherhood to the time he did an important live TV interview from home: To the viewers, he looked put-together in a nice button-up shirt . . . but below the camera he wasn’t wearing any pants. And it may have looked like he was in a nice office, but he was in fact hidden in his bedroom closet because his whole house was too messy to show. This highly relatable collection gets to the heart of parenting: all those unexpected fails, awkward conversations, and well-intentioned little white lies. Clint chronicles all these things and more with stories like “The Time My Son Realized I Was Santa,” “I’ve Never Been to Hell, but I Have Been to a Little Girl’s Birthday Party,” and “How to Get the Sex Talk Very, Very Wrong.” And with each story you’ll see over and over again that there really aren’t any rules when it comes to parenting, and all you can do is try your best. Whether you’re a first-time parent unaware of what you’ve gotten yourself into yet, or a father of five, clinging to your last ounce of sanity, you’ll find relief in knowing that at end of the day, we’re all not wearing any pants.

Review

“Have the tissues handy because the tears of laughter won’t stop. Father-ish is a hilarious, heartwarming must-read.” ―Rita Templeton, Deputy Editor at Scary Mommy “Parents at all stages of kid-wrangling will appreciate the comic relief and honesty in Clint’s storytelling.” ―Annie Reneau, Associate Editor at Upworthy “From performing the Heimlich on his dog, to doling out lies about Santa and Elf on the Shelf, Clint expertly navigates the headaches of parenting.” ―Stephanie Jankowski, author of Schooled“I think [Clint] is hilarious!” ―Kelly Clarkson“A delightful, engaging and illustrative read, Clint’s essays in Fatherish are humorous, emotional, and relatable placing the reader in a scene with exceptional details and storytelling. Fatherish brilliantly captures the universal experiences dads (parents) can relate to, and as a bonus, the needed stress relief capturing modern life and parenting.” ―Dr. Claire Nicogossian, author of Mama, You Are Enough”Father-ish is perfect for the dad who likes humor and memoirs with a dash of wisdom on the side.” ―Country Living

From the Back Cover

Clint Edwards, author of the hit book
I?m Sorry?Love Your Husband, and the highly anticipated follow up
Silence is a Scary Sound, is back with a third collection of essays chronicling honest tales of struggling to raise three young kids, making plenty of parenting mistakes along the way and learning to be a better father. After Clint?s first collection of stories, which act as an apology to his wife (with essays taking a humorous yet critical look of his role as a husband), this natural follow up will place the author?s children at the center of the apology and recount funny and relatable tales of Clint?s various parenting fails. Stories will detail incidents of the author half surviving, half ruining birthdays, holidays, vacations and other important milestones in his children?s lives, and touchingly examine the ways he makes up for them. With this book exploring the widely universal theme of parenting, new audiences (as well as Clint?s dedicated following) will see stories as both a mirror of their own lives and a comic relief from it, and eagerly sink their teeth into this truthful and entertaining narrative. Essays include titles like, ?I Changed A Friend?s Name in my Phone to Santa and Had Him Text Threats to my Children,? ?Pro Tip: Pick Up The Dog Poop
Before The Easter Egg Hunt,? ?Reasons My Children Cried At Their Own Birthday Parties,? and ?I Am A Summer Scrooge.? Clint?s addicting voice, writing about being a parent around Christmas, Halloween, New Years and more, will help anyone who is a mother or father, who works with young children, is member of a large family or has ever taken care of another human being before relate to and connect with