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Whose Kids Are These Anyway?: True Confessions of a Family Man
Whose Kids Are These Anyway True Confessions of a Family Man Author:Ken Swarner Ken Swarner has a confession to make. "Parenting is a lot harder than I thought!" he admits. He should know - he's giving it his best shot. He's been a PTA president, Cub Scout leader, classroom volunteer, mentor, and homework warden. — In his book Whose Kids Are These Anyway? True Confessions of a Family Man , Ken Swarner sheds light on... more » the state of the modern day family. "They're hectic! All across the globe, parents are carpooling kids from soccer to ballet, shopping for dinner through a take-out window, completing parent-child homework assignments, and battling a mountain of laundry. They don't tell you about this in Lamaze class!"
Despite the cookie cutter advice from psychologists, pediatricians and his mother, Ken has learned 'the truth' - parenting is just plain difficult. Period. There are no easy fixes - no miracles - no obedience classes offered for children. It's all about surviving the toils of daycare, childless co-workers and breast pumps only to be rewarded for this hard work by entering the teenage years! Isn't God hilarious?
So take stock in the fact that Ken Swarner's kids are obnoxious, loud and chew with their mouths open. Whose Kids Are These Anyway? is the common parent's coping strategy. A laugh-out-loud trip through Ken Swarner's life as he asks for paternity leave, builds a homework jail, and sells fundraisers to frustrated family and friends. It will have readers feeling better about their own situations in minutes!« less