Someone Could Get Hurt Someone Could Get Hurt

Someone Could Get Hurt

A Memoir of Twenty-First-Century Parenthood

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Publisher Description

A sharp, funny, and heartfelt memoir about fatherhood and the ups and downs of raising a family in modern America

No one writes about family quite like Drew Magary. The GQ correspondent and Deadspin columnist’s stories about trying to raise a family have attracted millions of readers online. And now he’s finally bringing that unique voice to a memoir. In Someone Could Get Hurt, he reflects on his own parenting experiences to explore the anxiety, rationalizations, compromises, and overpowering love that come with raising children in contemporary America.

In brutally honest and funny stories, Magary reveals how American mothers and fathers cope with being in over their heads (getting drunk while trick-or-treating, watching helplessly as a child defiantly pees in a hotel pool, engaging in role-play with a princess-crazed daughter), and how stepping back can sometimes make all the difference (talking a toddler down from the third story of a netted-in playhouse, allowing children to make little mistakes in the kitchen to keep them from making the bigger ones in life). It’s a celebration of all the surprises—joyful and otherwise—that come with being part of a real family.

In the wake of recent bestsellers that expose how every other culture raises their children better, Someone Could Get Hurt offers a hilarious and heartfelt defense of American child rearing with a glimpse into the genuine love and compassion that accompany the missteps and flawed logic. It’s the story of head lice, almost-dirty words, and flat head syndrome, and a man trying to commit the ultimate act of selflessness in a selfish world.

GENRE
Biographies & Memoirs
RELEASED
2013
May 16
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
256
Pages
PUBLISHER
Penguin Publishing Group
SELLER
PENGUIN GROUP USA, INC.
SIZE
1.2
MB

Customer Reviews

Bog russ ,

So true!

I couldn't have said it any better! A must read if you have little tikes around the house!

Yankee49 ,

Great Read

I stumbled across this book and was very happy I did. As a father of a 5yr old and a 5 month old I could relate to just about every situation Drew wrote about. I wish the book was longer as I laughed and wanted more.

cherangele ,

Prepare to laugh...

I am not a big reader. I stumbled upon this book, read a sample, and had to download the whole book. I laughed a lot, even out loud while sneaking in a chapter at work. And then, I cried. This book covers the best to the worst parts of being a parent! I really enjoyed knowing that I am not alone in the crazy role of being a parent!

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