Do I Look Like a Daddy to You?: A Survival Guide for First-Time Fathers (Paperback)

by Quinton Skinner (Author) "I remember where I was when they got me..." (more)
Key Phrases: fussy phase, baby section, bouncy seat, King Baby (more...)

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"An honest romp through the vicissitudes of the most important job of your life."
-- Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Loveline -- Review

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"An honest romp through the vicissitudes of the most important job of your life."
-- Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of the nationally syndicated radio show Loveline

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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Dell (June 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440509149
• ISBN-13: 978-0440509141
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #964,110 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do I look like a Daddy to you?, June 11, 2002

By	Erica Meikle (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this book for my husband when we found out that we were expecting our first child. After reading through about half of the book, he asked me to throw it away. The writer is a huge downer; he complained about EVERYTHING in the hospital and at the last minute he decided that he would not be in the room when his baby was born! My husband did not feel that this was the type of perspective that he wanted to learn from his first time into fatherhood.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful gift, January 10, 2002

By	Meagan P. "mmiracle8" (Hopewell, OH United States) - See all my reviews

I bought this book for my husband (who doesn't like to read)and he loves it! I also thought it was great for me to get the "daddy's perspective" so I have been reading it too. It is a very candid look at the things men go through from when they find out they are going to be fathers for the first time, the pregnancy, the birth process and actually caring for a child. It is honest, funny and touching. I would recommend it highly for anyone who is going through the process for the first time!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fatherhood : the great and the gritty, June 13, 2001

By A Customer

For those fathers who've been subjected to the various "new parents" books where Daddy is reduced to a spectral figure at best or a bumbling hindrance at worst, Skinner's book is a welcome antidote. Neither moralizing nor new-age/touchy-feely, "Daddy" conveys the awesome responsibility (and fun) of being a dad while remembering that most parents are flawed, humble creatures just getting by. The story of how Skinner found out he was going to be a father is outstanding -- and probably no worse than how most dads found out -- as are the recurring figures who complicate the job of being parent. Enough of books that wax romantically about how great it is to be a parent. It is, but it's also gritty, hard work, and Skinner's book conveys very well how the gritty and the great go hand in hand.