num_pages: 240
description: A brilliantly funny exploration of the twin mysteries of parenthood and families from the Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author of Insane City . In his New York Times  bestselling Ill Mature When Im Dead  Dave Barry embarked on the treacherous seas of adulthood to hilarious results. What comes next? Parenthood of course and families.In uproarious brand-new pieces Barry tackles everything from family trips bat mitzvah parties and dating (hes serious about that When my daughter can legally commence datingFebruary 24 2040I intend to monitor her closely even if I am deceased) to funeral instructions (I would like my eulogy to be given by William Shatner) the differences between male and female friendships the deeper meaning of Fifty Shades of Grey  and a fathers ultimate accompanying his daughter to a Justin Bieber concert (It turns out that the noise teenaged girls make to express happiness is the same noise they would make if their feet were being gnawed off by badgers).Lets face families not only enrich our lives every day they drive us completely around the bend. Thank goodness we have Dave Barry as our guide!
language: English
title: You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons