Dummy
The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting
-
-
4.8 • 51 Ratings
-
-
- £3.99
Publisher Description
**THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER, APRIL 2017**
'The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle ... completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.'
Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, Man vs Baby.
This is his book, and it is not your average parenting tome. It's packed with completely impractical advice for the bewildered new mum or dad - stuff you won't find anywhere else: from 'Profanity Bingo' for labour to a categorisation of various nappy disasters. But, more than that, it is the story of how becoming a parent is a kind of beautiful insanity - a thing that changes you.
Above all, Dummy will keep you laughing through the exhaustion, the mystery and the madness of bringing up your own children.
This is the parenting book for real people.
Raves for Matt Coyne and Dummy:
'A hero for dads everywhere' Daily Mirror
'Very, Very funny' Phillip Schofield, This Morning
'Hilarious but accurate account of finding your feet as a parent. Matt Coyne's post has struck a chord with parents from all over the world' Daily Mail
'Brutally honest rant on the reality of parenthood has taken the internet by storm' Sunday Telegraph
Customer Reviews
The revelations about going on instinct so true I feel.
This is really funny and the parts about going on instinct are true. Worth a read
Dummy
Simply brilliant observation of being a first time parent, touching funny and accurate. Thanks Matt 🙂
Requires a warning notice.
Do not read while drinking hot coffee or you will end up wearing it. Trust me, I've learnt this one from experience. I looked like an dribbling simpleton after trying to read this book while drinking coffee on a train. Sitting giggling with coffee all down my shirt like I'd suddenly lost all capability for rational thought.
The blog helped me realise that we weren't the only parents winging it, and somehow managing to get away with it. The book is a perfect extension of this.