8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter: And Other Tips from a Beleaguered Father (Not That Any of Them Work)
October 15, 2011 by admin
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8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter: And Other Tips from a Beleaguered Father (Not That Any of Them Work)
Fathers may suspect it’s not easy for their daughters to become women, but those same daughters have no idea how hard it is for fathers to stand by and watch. According to W. Bruce Cameron, “Having a child mutate into a teenager is a bit like being an airline passenger who must suddenly take over for a stricken pilot and land the plane. And in this case, the passengers are all yelling, ‘I hate you! I hate you!’ and slamming the door to the cockpit.” Cameron has two daughters, so he is doubly aw
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OUTRAGEOUSLY FUNNY, AND…OH SO VERY TRUE!,
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I love this author’s wit and style. He obviously has the art of raising teen-aged daughters down to a science. Having raised three daughters, I can attest to the fact everything in this book is true. When my second daughter was sixteen and just starting to date, she met, “Binky,” the man of her dreams. Binky was a cross between a sheepdog and a mop with eyes; he ate a lot, talked very little, and had this staggering, loose, hip walk, like all his body parts weren’t quite connected. Making conversation was not easy, I knew how to connect sentences; he knew three words, “cool,” “awesome” and “groovey,” while at the same time continually moving “to the beat” no one else in the world could hear. Binky finally followed “the beat” to other wonders of the world.
So many of the experiences the author shares with you in this book, will be ones that you who have raised teen-aged daughters will find familiar. I loved reading of “the trip to the mall,” the parties, the boyfriends – this book is absolutely and positively hilarious from start to finish. Teen-aged daughters are like the ugly ducklings who turned into swans. Not ugly in the literal sense, but ugly in the sense of zits, bad hair days, telephonitis, owning three cars and not having one to drive, and the “I know it all” attitude that drives us bonkers! Finally, one day emerges this beautiful young lady and makes all the “Binky’s” in the world seem worth while. Read this excellent book; you will laugh until you cry!
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|My teenage daughter HATED this book,
I guess the truth hurts. She didn’t find it funny at all. I, on the other hand, laughed so hard I nearly fell off the couch.
In addition to being EXTREMELY funny, I also found that this book left me with another, rather unexpected feeling: REASSURANCE. Reading his hilarious rants made me realize I’m not alone in facing this completely incomprehensible life form that so strikingly resembles the sweet little girl I’ve raised for the 12 previous years (but who changed so completely in the last 2).
Read this book. The man knows his subject matter. His description of a daughter’s unspoken rules for being dropped at the mall was just TOO accurate – even MY daughter had to grudgingly agree. And his “8 rules” made perfect sense to ME….
A rare combination of truth and humor!
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|Wonderful humor,
As someone who writes and enjoys humor, I’ve relished Bruce Cameron’s columns over the years and consider him one of America’s best humorists, as funny and sometimes even funnier than Dave Barry. You don’t have to be a parent to appreciate “8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter,” but if you are, you’ll find it even funnier. Cameron has a unique way of lampooning the experiences of parenting. If you’re like me, you’ll get a few laughs from every page of this book and you’ll want to share it with your friends.
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