Alternadad
By: Neal Pollack
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
ISBN-13: 9780375423628
Subjects: Families; Family; Fathers; Fathers and sons; Husbands; Case studies; Child rearing; Biography
Description: "A few years ago, Neal Pollack was probably the least likely father you've ever met: a pop-culture-obsessed writer and self-styled party guy known mostly for outrageous literary antics. Pollack and his wife, Regina, were determined to raise their son without growing up too much themselves. They welcomed the responsibility but were worried that they'd become uptight and out of touch. Through the ups and downs of the first years of their son's life their determination is put to the test, and they find themselves changing in ways they never expected. Alternadad is a refreshingly honest book about the wonders, terrors, and idiocies of parenting today. From enrolling his son in an absurd corporate gymnastics class to a disastrous visit to a rock festival to uncomfortable encounters with other parents whom he'd ordinarily avoid, Pollack candidly explores the everyday struggles and the long-term compromises that come with parenthood.--From publisher description."--From source other than the Library of Congress