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Summary: A very, very funny book
Review: Brilliantly done comic relief for the overstressed expectant father who is a little burned out on pregnancy info. Each month of pregnancy has its own chapter, and each chapter begins with "what she'll be complaining about this month". The book probably doesn't have tons of useful info, and shouldn't be approached that way, but it is very funny and does serve to get you into the right mindset. If you're a newly-pregnant woman, and your partner is resisting the harder reading, start him off with this one. THEN give him the hard stuff...
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Summary: A very, very funny book
Review: Brilliantly done comic relief for the overstressed expectant father who is a little burned out on pregnancy info. Each month of pregnancy has its own chapter, and each chapter begins with "what she'll be complaining about this month". The book probably doesn't have tons of useful info, and shouldn't be approached that way, but it is very funny and does serve to get you into the right mindset. If you're a newly-pregnant woman, and your partner is resisting the harder reading, start him off with this one. THEN give him the hard stuff...
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Summary: Humor, reality & pregnancy...they belong together!
Review: During my pregnancy I've been so crazy that I've all but taken away my husband's sense of humor. This Book has replaced it, he longer thinks I'm crazy, he has it confirmed on high authority...Mr. Hill.....it's brought humor back to my household...thank you thank you thank you!
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: Evidently the author of this book believes expectant fathers are actually not interested in learing about what their wife is experiencing and how their child is developing. Instead, he seems to think expectant fathers need to be distracted. While there were many humorous parts in the book, there was little information. Overall, I found the book disappointing.
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Summary: It's hilarious!
Review: For any "expectant father," even the most supportive one, this book is a great form of comic relief. This book pokes gentle fun at the "What to Expect" series and is worth at least one laugh each time you read it, probably more!
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Summary: Negative experience
Review: Having only been through one pregnancy with one woman I can only say that this book doesn't reflect every man's experience. It does tend to have an overall theme of your wife will be most annoyed with you and that she is pretty much a great big snow ball of emotions that could start with you breathing to loud. But, for the laugh value it's pretty funny to hear how this guy impregnated a spiteful woman. I laughed at it, showed my wife a few things because pregnancy is an adjustment for a woman and isn't an everyday in everyway a bed of roses. Basically it made me feel like I have it perfect and this couple needs to implement birth control.
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Summary: Read the Small Print!!
Review: I bought this book because I thought it would help me to understand and relate to my expanding wife. Ever since she gave birth to Chad two years ago this November, she has been getting fatter and fatter and fatter. At first I accepted the weight gain as a byproduct of her pregnancy (she put on 40 pounds, 8 of which were the baby),but it's two years later and she's now 70 pounds larger than she was BEFORE she got pregnant. Anyhow, that's why I bought this book. Unfortunately I didn't read the small print beneath the title--this book is NOT about a wife getting fatter, it's a somewhat silly, tongue and cheek, joke of a book about a pregnant wife and the changes she goes through. It's occasionally amusing nonsense, but not at all what I wanted. Be warned.
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Summary: funny book
Review: I bought this book for my fiance when we found out we were expecting--it really seemed to put him more at ease with our situation. Just be sure he knows that not all of the advice given in the book is sound (i.e. you should NOT try to demonstrate the Moro reflex by dropping the baby on the floor!).
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Summary: make sure you know what you want from the book
Review: I gave this book 2 stars because, although it was not for me, I am willing to accpet some people may like it. I am excited, scared and very curious about my wife's pregnancy. I have never seen her look prettier and happier. I bought the book thinking it might give me the "inside story" to the secrets and mysteries of the mother of my child. I wanted to know what I could do to make these 9 months the best experience for her. What I got was a --humorous?-- vision of the torture it is for a man to have a pregnant wife. It was no help at all; it was offensive and embarassing.
My wife, however, thought it was funny. She has an amazing sense of humor, I guess. She gave it to our neighbors, who are also expecting their first child, and they loved it. Like they love Dave Barry and The Far Side books. I guess what I'm saying is: if you want to laugh like you would watching Seinfeld, then sure. This is it. If you want to understand your wife better, or find out how to make her life easier during the time she carries and nurtures your child, then look somewhere else.
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Summary: This book is TERRIBLE!
Review: I got this book for my husband hoping he would have something interesting, fun, and helpful to read while I read 'The Girlfriend's Guide' and it turned out to be awful. The book is written for a very immature man and was dumber than it was funny. We threw it away after attempting twice to read it.
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