Dude, You’re Gonna Be a Dad! by John Pfeiffer
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If you’re reading this post you are either:
- Going to be a future parent and expecting a baby.
- Have someone in your life that is going to be a future parent and you want to buy them something useful
- Confused and unsure why you are here.
Either way, I’ll give you my review of the book, Dude You’re Gonna Be a Dad.
Grade: B+, I would recommend it
I am new to reading parenting books (haven’t even read What to Expect When You’re Expecting yet), but Dude You’re Gonna Be a Dad was a combination of entertaining, insightful, and quick. In a world where parenting books are typically focused on the person birthing the baby, this was a nice perspective change to see things that I might be feeling in my role as the future dad.
I felt that it actually had some good pieces of information related to the birthing process, what to expect from the person carrying the baby, some of the medical terms you will hear, and also some complications that might arise.
Disclaimer…Some parts of the book were:
– A bit outdated, written about 10 years ago
– A bit sexist, but there is also acknowledgement of changing stereotypes of gender roles and the expectations for the “dad”.
– Rude in the way it described certain women.
I think some of the word choices were very much done on purpose to appeal to the “man’s man” that might typically not pick up a book. So in some ways the sometimes sexist tone balanced with acknowledgement of changing roles is beneficial to get someone who might be set in their ways to see new ways of thinking and acting. If you’re willing to see past those you can still get good information from the book and definitely a few chuckles as well.
The book is broken down into a few different sections including the varying differences in the three trimesters, post-birth, and others about managing relationships, sex-life, family dynamics, and the future joys and difficulties of parenting.
Good, quick read.
Buy the book here: Dude, You’re Gonna Be a Dad! by John Pfeiffer
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love you. Quinn 