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The Same Phrase Describes My Marriage and My Breasts: Before the Kids, They Used to Be Such a Cute Couple (Notes While They Nap)

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My daughter and I have at least 10 years on Amy and her kids, but after reading her latest book I was reminded how things remain the same, with a few twists ...

- The devil I see is not a coffee table with sharp corners, but a 16 year old boy arriving to pick up my daughter with a newly minted drivers license in his hand.

- Nap time problems still exist, but I'm the one napping so I can stay awake until one second before curfew when she flies in the door.

- Although I no longer hunt down the perfect Halloween costume, I have been known to hunt down a certain sweater, vest, skirt, etc.; take out a major loan to pay for it only to have her say "I changed my mind, I don't like it anymore"!

Can't wait for Amy's next book - it's nice to know I'm not alone out here!

Amy's observations of her young children and life as a parent are so simple and pure -- sophisticated and childlike at the same time. Her voice inspires vigilance in recording my own kids' experiences and parenting foibles. Yet, her natural wit makes for such enjoyable reading that I don't feel guilty that I've been such a failure in my notetaking. I can't wait for her kids to get to the ages of my own two boys (8 & 9) so I can read her take on: finding baseball mitts in the fridge; listening to a child who is snuggling in your lap tell you how they are now big enough to stay home alone; hearing your nine year old's reaction to a book that has the word breasts in its title, "Breasts (tee-hee)...it must be rated PG-13 for sexual innuendo."

I bought this book for my wife for Christmas. By the time I wrapped it, I had read the whole thing. I'd pick it up, read a little, laugh a lot, put it down and do other things. I kept coming back to it and eventually I found I had finished it.

Rosenthal's notes are dead on and she writes with a style that makes the most mundane things humorous. Sort of a Seinfeld for parents, except as parents you'll really understand what she's talking about. You may even get a little absolution from the book - for example, in a list of confessions she admits she has let sucking the toothpaste off a toothbrush pass as "brushing". Having kids myself, I can completely understand and picture that situation...

Great stuff...it was a perfect stocking stuffer. Guys, this would be a great book to surprise your wife with for no reason.

This big little book (about 6 inches x 6 inches, 134 pages complete with bizarre index!) of hilarious anecdotes and eclectic observations -- especially of being a parent -- would be a perfect gift for anybody with kids. But you don't have to have kids to appreciate them. Some of these "short nuggets" are laugh-out-loud funny, many are touching, and others are just gems -- "... with three small children, keeping the house tidy is akin to blow-drying the sand between waves." Her section "The Young and the Clueless" -- about those things that were mysteries when we were kids -- is my favorite. These could fill a book themselves. (Please take note, Amy!)

It is so refreshing to read a book that is honest! I was so amused by the 'grandparents having an I.V. of gummi worms...' Well done Amy! Now that I know many of my actions are 'normal', at least by Amy's accounts, I feel much better. It was quick reading...I had it done in about 2.5 hours. Thank you Amy!

THIS BOOK IS VERY FUNNY AND REALISTIC OF EVERYDAY PARENTING. I READ IT FROM COVER TO COVER NOT PUTTING IT DOWN ONCE. A MUST FOR ALL MOMS!!!

Need a good belly laugh? Amy delivers the goods! Hilarious quips all parents can relate to and tender thoughts we share. A great gift for a new mom or a constant Mom!

This was very funny and I've recommended it to several other Mothers. However, do not spend your money on her "Book of Eleven" as it does not compare to this book!

Hilariously funny. I read many of the pages aloud to my husband during a roadtrip. I wanted to print every single phrase,every single quote, notation and thought in 180 point font and hang them up on my refrigerator. Loved it.

This is a delightful funny book about parenting. Sure, a lot of us have been there and done that but few with such hilarity. Even the title makes me laugh. And, if you want more chuckles about parenting, order ParentLaughs: Quips, Quotes, and Anecdotes about Raising Kids ASIN:0517228173