Go the Fuck to Sleep
This is one for the parents on my f-list. I just read an article about a new illustrated children's book for parents called Go the Fuck to Sleep.
It's goddamned genius, freaking hilarious and is flat-out the most honest thing I've ever read about the mental process a weary parent goes through with a wide awake kid at the end of the day. I wish there were more more honest books like this, instead of all of the cloying bullshit that makes you feel inadequate and guilty as a parent and earnest parenting books that are never actually useful. This was way more therapeutic for me as a parent than anything else I've ever read.
A sample verse:
The eagles who soar through the sky are at rest,
And the creatures who crawl, run and creep.
I know you're not thirsty. That's bullshit. Stop lying.
Lie the fuck down, my darling, and sleep.
Someone put the whole book up as a google document (here), so go read it before it gets taken down. And then go to Amazon and buy it for every person you know who is going to be a new parent.
It's goddamned genius, freaking hilarious and is flat-out the most honest thing I've ever read about the mental process a weary parent goes through with a wide awake kid at the end of the day. I wish there were more more honest books like this, instead of all of the cloying bullshit that makes you feel inadequate and guilty as a parent and earnest parenting books that are never actually useful. This was way more therapeutic for me as a parent than anything else I've ever read.
A sample verse:
The eagles who soar through the sky are at rest,
And the creatures who crawl, run and creep.
I know you're not thirsty. That's bullshit. Stop lying.
Lie the fuck down, my darling, and sleep.
Someone put the whole book up as a google document (here), so go read it before it gets taken down. And then go to Amazon and buy it for every person you know who is going to be a new parent.