Recently, I had the pleasure of becoming an auntie. So while I was shopping for super cute clothes and toys and everything under the sun to spoil my niece, I came across the most amusing children's book ever. The back-story of this book goes something like this:
Once upon a time, there was a itty bitty baby that wouldn't go to sleep and a frustrated father who just wanted the itty bitty baby to "go the f*%# to sleep". The end.
Confused? You shouldn't be.
Adam Mansbach is a 34 year-old, visiting professor at Rutgers University who has a variety of published books to his name, but children's books was not one of them...until now.
Adam's book spurred from his fatherly frustration, when his two year-old daughter just would NOT go to sleep. Needing another cup of water, her teddy bear and much more, Adam went on a Facebook rant that eventually led to the creation of his book.
"The book is very reflective of what we all feel putting our kids to bed. We all love our kids – it’s not like we stop loving our kids – but as the minutes tick by, we’ll do anything to get out of that room" Adam said of Go the F!@$ to Sleep.
Strictly for adults, the book allows fellow parents of young children to unite (and laugh) about their frustration with their reluctant little sleepers.
And "stricktly for adults" means STRICKTLY FOR ADULTS; Adam does not lack on the vulgar content.
But even with it's adult material, The Today Show found that out of 60,000 moms, 86% found the book hilarious, 5% were too sleep-deprived to decide and 9% said F#&^ That!
"People seem to get the spirit in which it's intended," Adam said. "That it's an honest take on parenting, and that sometimes honesty is a little profane, but that doesn't mean we're not good parents, or that we don't love our kids."
To hear more from Adam, check out his interview with The Today Show's Matt Lauer!
Be on the look out for Adam's next best seller, Eat Your F^&*ing Peas!
I kid, I kid!
Are you a sleep-deprived parent interested in reading Adam's book in its entirety? Check out Amazon or Google!
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