Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures by Amber Dusick
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Publisher: Harlequin
Genre: Parenting, Non-fiction
ISBN: 9780373892747
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Review Written By: Sarah Jameson
Of course you love being a parent. But sometimes, it just sucks. I know. I’m Amber Dusick and I started my blog Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures because I needed a place to vent about the funny (and frustrating) day-to-day things that happened to me as a parent. Turns out, poop is hilarious! At least when you’re not the one wiping it up.
This book won’t make your frustrating moments any less crappy. But these stories about my Crappy Baby, Crappy Boy and my husband, Crappy Papa, will hopefully make you laugh. Because you’re not alone. And sometimes the crappiest moments make the best memories. Parenting is wonderful! And also, well, you know.
If you have never been to the website crappypictures.com, I urge you to visit it. Amber Dusick is the creator of the extremely popular website and the author of this hysterical book. Dusick takes everyday situations that happen to her and turns them into funny stories made even funnier by “crappy” drawings to accompany them. This book specifically covers Dusick’s (or should I say “Crappy Mama’s”) experience with parenting her two children.
Even though this book is 224 pages long, it was not long enough for me. Due to the abundance of crappy pictures that are included, you will be left wanting more when you finish this book. While this book could definitely be finished in one sitting I chose not to simply because I wanted to prolong the enjoyment this book gave me. I took Parenting with me to the gym to read while on the treadmill and couldn’t help but burst out laughing during more than one story as I was walking. Helpful reading tip: don’t read this book in public if you prefer not to be stared at like a maniac. Boy, did I get some strange looks, but it was worth it!
This book can resonate with parents and non-parents alike. Anyone who has ever even been around kids know situations like these happen. She covers all the basic life topics including sleep (not enough of it), eating (food goes anywhere but the mouth), and traveling (bathroom breaks galore). What makes this book so funny and relatable is the blunt truth about parenting. Dusick is able to take a potentially serious and heavy topic of the stresses of parenting and make light of it for other moms like herself. Parenting is a job with its own kind of challenges. She displays both extremes, good and bad. There is a specific section of the book entitled “The Good Stuff” which explains what makes the frustrations of parenting so much easier to handle. Whether you are a parent or not, this book will leave you in stitches. I look forward to any future books Dusick releases but for now I will have to settle for reading her blog for more comic relief.
Parenting: Illustrated with Crappy Pictures by Amber Dusick is available now.