Grandma knows best, but no one ever listens

by Mary McBride

Ever since anyone can remember, grandmas have been stuck with baby-sitting while parents enjoy a night on the town...or two weeks in the Bahamas. Now there's help for beleaguered grandmas from Mary McBride, who instructs them on how to "scheme, lie, cheat, and threaten so you'll be thought of as a sweet, darling grandma." McBride leaves grandmas in tears -- of laughter -- with outrageous helpful A short course in baby care for grandmas who still remember when diapers were fastened by safety pins Creative suggestions for showing baby photos to anyone in any situation How to get out of baby-sitting...or, if stuck, how to housebreak the kids before they wreck the house How to get kids to behave at a restaurant...at least until they've ordered their food Reality therapy for grandmas who think their grandchildren are perfect How to advise the daughter-in-law without being banned from her home How to behave at confirmations, bar mitzvahs, graduations, and weddings so the grandchild won't be embarrassed.

Genres: Humor

123 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 1987

Reviews

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick couple of hours read, full of suggestions for the first time grandma. Kind of an Erma Bombeck style book.

[Sheila Myers · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not sure why I read this other than I'll read almost anything. Very funny. The advice is not only good for grandmas, but also for aunts and other relatives.

[Diane Seidl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written by a family friend, it was an enjoyable quick read.

[Shelley Gingrich · Rating 2 out of 5]

I know it was published in the 80's, but I doubt this book was considered funny then either.

[Karl · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very true humor story.

[Cws]

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[Cyndy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Found this book as I was clearing out my mom's house. Although written in 1987, it was still humorous today. Being a new grandma made it quite relevant, too!

[Kelly Smith Smart · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, funny and endearing in an old-fashioned way.

[Peggy Zeigler]

kind of cute