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The Dadly Virtues : Adventures from the Worst Job You'll Ever Love.
Title:
The Dadly Virtues : Adventures from the Worst Job You'll Ever Love.
Author:
Burge, David.
ISBN:
9781599474908
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (193 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: On Fatherhood, Manliness, and Failure -- Chapter 1: What Do Men Get from Fatherhood? -- Besides What They Put In . . . -- Chapter 2: Newborn Terror -- The Moment You Realize That "Bundle of Joy" Is a Euphemism for Something Very Different -- Chapter 3: Siblings -- The Best Gift You'll Ever Give Your Kids -- Chapter 4: Television and Kids -- The Beauty and Pain of TV -- Chapter 5: Get Your Kid a Dog -- The Moral Case for Pets -- Chapter 6: In Praise of Adventure -- How to Fill a Child's Life with Excitement and Danger (Without Getting Them Killed) -- Chapter 7: Catechesis -- Teaching Your Kid about God -- Chapter 8: Surviving School -- It's Just as Bad the Second Time Around -- Chapter 9: Sports -- Advice for the Care and Feeding of the Child-Athlete -- Chapter 10: The Dark Side -- Bad Parenting and the Things We Think, but Do Not Say -- Chapter 11: The Talk -- The Birds and Bees Aren't What They Used to Be -- Chapter 12: Dating -- Enjoy the Movie and Please Keep the Impregnation to a Minimum -- Chapter 13: College -- It's Not as Bad as You Think -- It's Worse -- Chapter 14: Emerging Adults and Empty Nesters -- Just When You Had Fatherhood All Figured Out -- Chapter 15: Love and Marriage -- How to Talk to Your Kids about the Most Important Decision They'll Ever Make -- Chapter 16: Thanks, Grandpa -- Grandfatherhood and the Spirit of the Age -- About the Contributors.
Abstract:
From the all-star cast who brought you The Seven Deadly Virtues comes a book with a look at the good life… or the crazy-stressful-overwhelmed life… of a father. The Dadly Virtues is a tongue-in-cheek collection of encouragement and guidance for any stage of fatherhood, from pacifying babies to prepping for senior prom, from cutting the cord to getting the first, "Best Grandpa" t-shirt. P.J. O'Rourke sets the stage with the chapter, "What Do Men Get from Fatherhood? Besides What They Put In …" and then is followed by: Matthew Continetti's, "Newborn Terror: The Moment You Realize that 'Bundle of Joy' Is a Euphemism for Something Very Different." Stephen F. Hayes' "Siblings: The Best Gift You'll Ever Give Your Kids." Jonah Goldberg's "Get Your Kid a Dog: The Moral Case for Pets." Tucker Carlson's "In Praise of Adventure: How to Fill a Child's Life with Excitement and Danger (without Getting Them Killed)." Michael Graham's, "Dating: Enjoy the Movie and Please Keep the Impregnation to a Minimum." Christopher Caldwell's "College: It's Not as Bad as You Think; It's Worse." Andrew Ferguson's "Emerging Adults and Empty Nesters: Just When You Had Fatherhood All Figured Out." Toby Young's "The Dark Side: Bad Parenting and the Things We Think, but Do Not Say." Joseph Epstein's "Thanks, Grandpa: Grandfatherhood and the Spirit of the Age." And more. Father-to-be, two-time-dad, or granddad, each essay will make you laugh and, at the same time, reinforce your commitment to the virtuous-the dadly-life.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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