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Boyhood Daze: An Incomplete Guide to Raising Boys

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I am the mother of a red headed 5 year old boy. I read this book over the weekend. This book helped me to laugh at the struggles of raising boys and enjoy what makes boys different and special.The author weaves in a Christian theme. The book is worth the price. It was a help to realize all this bliss of raising a son will not go away anytime soon.

Within three minutes of getting into this book, you will be laughing so hard you will risk falling off your couch or out of bed. If you have boys, you will totally, totally, totally relate to every word. This is incredibly funny material.

Meurer manages to find ways to laugh at the strangest things, without ever laughing AT other people. OK, ALMOST never. After his adventures in parenthood, it's amazing he had the energy left to write this book but he did, and his love for his family shows through the laughter. What can he do for an encore?

I had the rare opportunity of meeting this author at a Writer's Conference. He is warm and witty and is the "real deal". Dave helps us see the lighter side of life but still through a stained glass perspective. He offers up humorous slices of life that will have you laughing out loud. Read all of the DAVE books - Boyhood Daze, Daze of Our Wives, Out on a Whim and his newest one to come in May 2002 - Stark Raving Dad.

Dave Meurer is a gifted author. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. As a parent of only one son, I too have learned the hard and fast rule: You can cry, or you can laugh. Like Dave, I think I'll stick with laughter.

In this day and age of books that claim to have all the answers in tbe area of parenting and family relationships, Dave's book is a refreshing and wholesome change. Boyhood Daze is very funny, amazingly practical (in a wierd sort of way!) and a great encouragement. Dave has a way of communicating the agony and ecstacy of parenting in a delightful way. He has a tremendous gift for humor... he's hysterical! Boyhood Daze points the way to what's really important... a relationship with God is the most meaningful thing you can have in raising kids! We haven't heard the last of this guy, Dave Meurer. I look forward to reading his next book!

I read a prereleased copy of this text and found it to be very funny. Meurer has the ability to take everyday events in the lives of parents and children and help us take them a little less seriously. At the same time, he encourages us to maintain a closeness with each other that fosters a healthy relationship with the Heavenly Father.

Any parent will enjoy this read. Any child of a parent will enjoy this read. I guess that takes in just about everyone!

I highly recommend this book to anybody who has ANY dealings with boys, even if they're not your own. This book was a wonderful insight into the mind of the male and definitely helped me understand (as the only female in a house with four males) some of the intricacies of the male psyche.

Dave Meurer is a wonderful author and the intermittant mentions of God and christianity were nice and didn't come close to the stuffy, cram-it-down-your-throat level that some authors seem to take.

I highly recommend this book, if only for the enjoyment of reading the story about Dave when he was a child and the fireworks. Hilariously funny.

Dave Meurer has a way with peering into the thinking of boys in general. He can take an everyday happening and turn it into a hilarious encounter. His reflections about life in general are on solid ground, something that is sadly lacking in many of today's advice-givers. You cannot read his book and go away without thinking about how so many of life's situations must seem extremely funny in God's eyes. I hope that Meurer continues to use his insight and uncanny ability to see humor in life with boys.

I received a pre-pub. copy of the first Chapter... "The Ballistic Diaper." I can't wait to get the rest of the book. This book is very funny and full of surprises. I recommend it to anyone who needs a good laugh.... and a touch of Grace. Watch Dave Meurer... he will be a great author.