Captain Dad: The Manly Art of Stay-at-Home Parenting
“This very funny book is full of useful information that first-time dads are unlikely to find elsewhere. For example: Wear a cup.”—Dave Barry, author of theNew York TimesbestsellerInsaneCity“A hilarious, insightful look at the splendors (?) of parenting through the eyes of a stay-at-home dad. Spoiler alert: He survives!”—Roz Chast,New Yorker cartoonist“This entertaining and informative book is written by one of America’s 158,000 stay-at-home dads. But it’s just as relevant to the other 25 million dads. And moms. And grandparents. And on and on.”   —AJ Jacobs,New York Timesbest-selling author ofThe Year of Living Biblically, The Know-It-All,andDrop Dead Healthy “An absolutely delightful addition to the parenting canon from ‘Captain Dad’ (don’tcall him ‘Mr. Mom’) Pat Byrnes.Captain Dad illustrates (literally, with a dozen or so laugh-out-loud cartoons) the ‘manly art’ of stay-at-home parenting. He pulls it off with great wit, warmth, and some bombshell revelations. Never would I think of a jockstrap as part of the parenting uniform or that (outrageously!) dads don’t have ‘potty parity’ in diaper changing rooms. And as a mom, this is a must-have book for sweet vindication alone.Captain Dadconfirms that when it comes to fulltime parenting, wimps need not apply. Welcome, Captain Dad, to our tired, unwashed, unpaid, and undervalued army. Now, let’s get you some yoga pants!” —Linda Keenan, author of Suburgatory “With a healthy serving of humor and loads of practical tips, Pat Byrnes walks us through the daring, difficult, and ultimately rewarding life of the stay-at-home dad. He celebrates the vocation through his hilarious and sometimes moving personal vignettes and gives first-time dads an almost unfair head start. If I were giving grades, I'd give Captain Dad an A.” —Justin Roberts, Grammy-nominated children’s musician