8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter: And Other Tips from a Beleaguered Father, (Not That Any of Them Work)

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Summary: Great Book
Review: I thought this book was very good. W. Bruce Cameron uses humor to discuss a somewhat serious topic. Other than humor, Cameron does not use many other devices to develop his topic. Cameron tries to warn fathers in this book about the different ways teenage daughters do take advantage of not only their fathers, but also other members of the family. I believe he wrote this book to not only warn family members, especially fathers, but to also write a humorous enjoyable book. This book is not only for fathers, but I think that it gives teenage girls a new perspective of how fathers feel when the girl leaves and goes on a date. I know I will definently think about my father the next time I go on a date.

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Summary: My teenage daughter HATED this book
Review: I'm neither a father, mother nor a teenager...but I have to confess to once being a teenage girl. This is a great book to bring out and read to a group to get them roaring. I know many women who, in retrospect, wished their fathers would have been this humorously protective. The writing is clever and deft. Cheers to Mr. Cameron in writing this true-to-life hysterical (diary?) which can really be applied to all kinds of relationships. Based on some of this dialogue, Mr. Cameron, should you choose to allow us to enjoy further commentary on your lives, may we look forward to your perspective on being Father of the Bride.

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Summary: You don't need to be a father or a teenage girl to love this
Review: I'm neither a father, mother nor a teenager...but I have to confess to once being a teenage girl. This is a great book to bring out and read to a group to get them roaring. I know many women who, in retrospect, wished their fathers would have been this humorously protective. The writing is clever and deft. Cheers to Mr. Cameron in writing this true-to-life hysterical (diary?) which can really be applied to all kinds of relationships. Based on some of this dialogue, Mr. Cameron, should you choose to allow us to enjoy further commentary on your lives, may we look forward to your perspective on being Father of the Bride.

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Summary: In case you lost your daughters' Reference Manual
Review: The first two sentences tell it all...
"Not that it makes a whole lot of difference now, but I never intended to be the father of two teenage daughters. I suppose if I had been asked, I might hvae chosen to go with something cheaper, like a stable of race horses, or something easier to raise, like wolverines."
The epistle continues for another 315 pages. Buy one for yourself and another for your friend. They can thank you later.

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Summary: Cameron is a Master!
Review: Wow. This is an amazing little book! Cameron has the ability to create such scenes of pathos that the reader doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. The scenarios in the shopping mall, for example, are so true-to-life (I'm just an aging observer) that one believes you could add a musical score and have a new millineum West Side Story! If there's a teenager in your house, you'll find every chapter an uproarious dose of realism. And, lest one has forgotten the pains and joys of those adolescent years, read this collection and remember with longing and relief!

Rating:
Summary: Cameron is a Master!
Review: Wow. This is an amazing little book! Cameron has the ability to create such scenes of pathos that the reader doesn't know whether to laugh or cry. The scenarios in the shopping mall, for example, are so true-to-life (I'm just an aging observer) that one believes you could add a musical score and have a new millineum West Side Story! If there's a teenager in your house, you'll find every chapter an uproarious dose of realism. And, lest one has forgotten the pains and joys of those adolescent years, read this collection and remember with longing and relief!