Can I Give Them Back Now?

The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting

Jay Curtis, Joanna Simmons

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Square Peg
03 August 2009

Advice on parenting

A must have for all new mums and dads - at last, a laugh-out-loud book about the darker moments of parenthood.

A is for Anxiety, Alcohol and awful Activities. B is for Bedtime, Baking and Boredom. C is for Childcare and Cooking With Your Coat on. N is for Not Swearing (bloody frustrating) and S is for Soft Play Places, Sniffing Babies' Arses (to see if they've filled their nappies - are there not easier ways of finding out?) and Sex (see also L, for lack thereof).

Can I Give them Back Now? puts two fingers up to the pervasive notion that parenthood is an eternally rewarding experience. Taking a wry, down-to-earth and humorous look at life with young children, it taps into the very normal, but hard-to-admit ambivalence that so many parents feel about raising kids.

Realistic, often dark and occasionally shocking, Joanna Simmons and Jay Curtis' brilliantly alternative A-Z of parenting is essential reading for all mums and dads who really, really love their kids, but...

By: Jay Curtis, Joanna Simmons
Imprint: Square Peg
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 209mm, Width: 147mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 289g
ISBN: 9780224086257
ISBN 10: 0224086251
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 03 August 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Replaced By: 9780224086264
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joanna Simmons and Jay Curtis are writers and mothers of small children, and live in Brighton. This is their first book together.

Reviews for Can I Give Them Back Now?: The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting

Made me laugh out loud twice and snort at least once. Would love to publish it for Mothers' Day as an antidote to all that pastel guff out there. * Sam Fanaken, Sales Manager * So true to the reality and Dunkirk spirit of parenthood. * Tom Drake-Lee, Sales Director and father of two * Really funny, I laughed out loud at the definition of childcare! Love the humour! It's exactly what I find funny. * Ruth Warburton, Publicity Manager and mother of two * Hilarious and horribly, horribly accurate. Speaking as a Dad, I say publish and be damned! * Roger Bratchell, Marketing Director and father of two *