Doug Moe's Blog, page 7
April 9, 2018
What is this “Leave Kid at Home?”
Yesterday, my wife and I snuck off to Ikea for a few hours. No, we were not picking up another Telly Savalas Baby Picture Frame - we were getting a bookshelf. We did this without our daughter who just STAYED HOME.
When our daughter was little, we could drop her off at Smaland - the Ikea babysitting area. She loved the little play area, although one time we dropped her off and then watched her immediately plop down to watch whatever junky Spongebob movie they had on. Whatever, we were free (for 30-45 minutes)! We’d race around trying to tackle all the worst Ikea tasks before picking her up again and proceeding to the self-service area only to find they were out of everything. Ikea is always an ordeal.
And then came the sad day when our daughter was too tall for the Smaland. That meant dragging our crabby daughter through a million faux-apartments. We saw a ton of these sad parents when we went yesterday - parents desperately trying to envision their new, improved bedrooms despite their kid sulking or spinning on some stool or chasing their brothers. Won’t it be great to curl up with a book in our little reading nook, honey…? TAMMY GET OFF THAT SOFA! Madness.
Yes, it’s hard to understand what a difference this idea of “leaving your kid at home” has on one’s life. Now my wife and I can go to a store, get mad at each other, settle it and return with too much junk all by ourselves. It was glorious.
March 22, 2018
Man Vs Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting
About the Book
***Named one of Amazon’s Best Humor Books of 2017.***
“Doug Moe has written a delightful and helpful book that gives real advice about the Wild West world of raising children.” - Amy Poehler
Moms have hundreds of parenting advice books willing to tackle the more cringe-inducing questions of parenthood. But what about books for the other half of the equation: the dads?
Man Vs. Child is a funny, fresh take on the parenting guide, written from the dad’s perspective. More info here.
Buy the BookThe book is out in stores now or you can order here:
Amazon
Abrams
Barnes and Noble
Books-a-Million
Indiebound
Indigo
Powell’s
Praise“Doug Moe has written a delightful and helpful book that gives real advice about the Wild West world of raising children.”
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“Moe describes the awed affection new fathers may have for their children with relatable humor and genuine insight, offering a promising resource for the curious and the clueless.”
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“From tackling toddler meltdowns to bringing up baby in any conversation, comedian Doug Moe’s irreverent take on the absurdity of fatherhood is a refreshing read for new dads. It feels like you’re chatting with a friend who admittedly doesn’t know everything, but does know exactly what you’re going through.”- Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine
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“Wow is it terrific – funny, smart, relatable, and actually filled with some very good tips, from handling sleepless nights for tips to get rid of your kids’ weird friends on playdates.”
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“Yes, it’s just one man’s point of view, but we have a feeling your guy will find more than enough in common with this hilarious dad-in-training.”- PureWow
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“Thankfully for new fathers like me, Doug Moe knows it all, from little kids doing pee-pee to big kids doing homework. It’s essential reading for dads and future dads.”- Michael Showalter, writer/director and cocreator of Wet Hot American Summer
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“Doug Moe is the second-best father I know. Even if the only thing you get from this book is a good time, then Doug has done more for fathers than any other book of its kind.”- Rob Corddry, actor and comedian, The Daily Show and Ballers
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“I am about to have a baby and I am terrified and feel like an idiot! Then I read Doug Moe’s Man vs. Child! Now, I am prepared to have a baby. I am slightly less terrified and I am still an idiot! Thanks, Doug!”- Bobby Moynihan, actor and comedian, Saturday Night Live
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“Hurry up and buy this book! I didn’t get a chance before my baby came and now I’m screwed! Help! I haven’t slept in weeks and now I don’t know what I’m doing! Dammit, Doug, why didn’t you write this while I still had time to read books??”- Rob Huebel, actor and comedian, Human Giant and Transparent
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“Man vs. Child is a hilariously honest look at parenting that even moms can appreciate. I mean, any book that encourages new dads to ‘vacuum and be nice’ is one I can get behind!”- Ilana Wiles, blogger and author of The Mommy Shorts Guide to Remarkably Average Parenting
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“A taut, erotic thriller. This is a smart, dark look at the human condition, our strengths and our weaknesses. Doug Moe has done it again. I did not read this book.”- , actor and comedian, The League
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“Doug Moe is hilarious. I’d read anything he wrote, including this book, which I read and loved. Doug’s writing is funny and irreverent, which could lead one to think he’s a bad dad, and quite honestly, I thought that for years.“- Jon Daly, actor and comedian, Kroll Show
MediaFeel free to email me here if you want to talk. For media and publicity inquiries and interview requests, please contact Jennifer Bastien at jbastien@abramsbooks.com.
March 19, 2018
Annoying Things You’ll Probably End Up Missing
My daughter has keys to our apartment now that she’s 12. She comes home from school on Mondays and if I’m home, I’ve asked her to use her keys instead of buzzing from downstairs.
What does she do? She buzzes: Buzz-buzzzzzz-buzzz-buzz-BUZZZZZ. The buzzer is so loud! Just use the keys!!!
It’s annoying. But is this another one of those things that I’ll miss when she stops doing it? When she was little, she used to wake us up in the morning by calling out from her bed: “It’s morning time! Time to wake up!” I cursed that call many times when I was trying to sleep in. But now I miss it.
You can’t win.
March 15, 2018
Review me on Goodreads, please
Have you reviewed my #manvschildbook on @goodreads yet? http://bit.ly/MVCGdRds “Chris” and “Buzzy” both give it 4 stars. "Mark" gives it 5! One guy “would have rated this book 4 or 5 stars had it not been for all the f-bombs which were completely unnecessary” but F him!
March 13, 2018
My daughter hasn’t been this excited about a gift in a long...
My daughter hasn’t been this excited about a gift in a long time. My cats - not so much.
March 6, 2018
Hello - i am a gift shop retailer, located in Cairns Australia. Do you have an Australian Distributor for this book. I would be interested in stocking it. with kind regards, Peta
That’s awesome! It’s definitely available in Australia. Best bet is to check out this page http://www.abramsbooks.com/retailer-information/#intl and if you have trouble figuring out which contact is best, let me know and I will track it down for you. Thanks for your interest Peta!
March 5, 2018
Ideas to give info on my book to strangers.
I see dads out in the city and I need to figure out a non-creepy way of giving them a postcard for my book, Man Vs Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting. Some ideas:
Hey what’s up, looks like you have a kid. I think you’d like my book. Wait, come back.Hey are you a dad? Okay, duh - of course you are; you have a kid with you. Otherwise, you’d be a kidnapper or something and you probably aren’t that! Wait, come back.
Weed, weed, just kidding I have a book. Wait, come back.
Hey man, here’s a toy for your kid! No, I’m just joking. I would never be some weird stranger handing out toys to kids. I’m actually an author handing out flyers for my book! Wait, come back.
Hey man, check out my book. Or don’t. Whatever, I don’t even care.
Any ideas? What’s a non-creepy way to approach people on the street about my book?
March 1, 2018
Is It Okay to Bring My Baby to a Bar?One of the incredible...
Is It Okay to Bring My Baby to a Bar?
One of the incredible illustrations by Jordan Awan from my book Man Vs Child: One Dad’s Guide to the Weirdness of Parenting.
If you’re a parent, soon to be a parent or know a parent - get a copy! Amazon named it one of its Top Humor Books of 2017.
February 28, 2018
I like that the baby takes a look at the city - all that he is...
I like that the baby takes a look at the city - all that he is giving up - before heading back to a Trump-free zone.
When Is a Child Instagram-Ready?
When is a child Instagram-ready? I don’t know the answer, but in my opinion it is not 9 years old. That’s just ME. I say that because I get followed by weird Russian sex-bot accounts, dumb brands that want me to check out their dumb products and other randos.
To each their own, of course. But color me skeptical that this is a valuable way to introduce conversations about “copyright” or “internet bots.” The kid is 9! I barely understand copyright and I’m 25 ;) In any case, I bet those valuable conversations could happen when her kid is 13 too. What’s the rush?
