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Sh*t My Kids Ruined: An A-Z Celebration of Kid-Destruction
Quite possibly the best birth control on the market, Sh*t My Kids Ruined is a pictorial tribute to the filthy, distasteful, gross, and painful moments of parenthood, and the children who make it all possible.
they are the light of your life—and the enemy of all things fragile, intact, and clean. But why cry over spilt milk . . . or paint . . . or the entire contents of a full-size swimming pool? A testament to the messiness of childhood (and parenting), and a memorial to the household items that perished along the way, here are never-before-seen photos and outrageous stories of VCRs jammed with toys, toilets clogged with clothes, and furniture accented with permanent marker. Torn-up computer keyboards and torn-out hair, botched family photos and mustard-covered treadmills—nothing is off limits to your darling, destructive offspring. So raise a broken glass and embrace the madness, because laughter is the only surefire way to keep your sh*t together.
they are the light of your life—and the enemy of all things fragile, intact, and clean. But why cry over spilt milk . . . or paint . . . or the entire contents of a full-size swimming pool? A testament to the messiness of childhood (and parenting), and a memorial to the household items that perished along the way, here are never-before-seen photos and outrageous stories of VCRs jammed with toys, toilets clogged with clothes, and furniture accented with permanent marker. Torn-up computer keyboards and torn-out hair, botched family photos and mustard-covered treadmills—nothing is off limits to your darling, destructive offspring. So raise a broken glass and embrace the madness, because laughter is the only surefire way to keep your sh*t together.
141 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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September 23, 2018
this is the people-version of dog shaming!
birth control for everyone!!!!
this is my new favorite book. science has proven that children are just tiny demons who have transgressed in the underworld and have been sent to earth for punishment. and they respond to this by being engines of destruction while they are here. i mean - sheesh - dumping glitter in the washing machine, pepper in the fishbowl, drawing penises on the - wait, okay, some of these things i have done so that makes them funny, but a lot of it is just so wrong!! this caption (you do not want to see the photo) gives me chills all over:
My two-week-old blew out of his diaper while I was nursing him, covering me and him in orange sticky poop. I was cleaning up both with wipes when he peed all over his face and the bed. I picked him up, thinking he was surely done, but no, he proceeded to pee again all over my lap. I laid him back down to go start the bath water (wipes just weren't gonna cut it) and he barfed all over the bed.
i mean - come on! if you bought an appliance that malfunctioned so badly, you would send it back, right? but it's not all the demon's fault - what is wrong with these parents?? you see your child putting your ipod in the toilet and you run for the camera? this is the wrong move. this says to your children "i value you more than my possessions" and "i reward your misbehavior by inflating your vanity." these are the package directions for how to make a lindsay lohan. and i hope you are happy...
i love this book -it is both funny and instructive. but stay outta my womb, babies!
come to my blog!
birth control for everyone!!!!
this is my new favorite book. science has proven that children are just tiny demons who have transgressed in the underworld and have been sent to earth for punishment. and they respond to this by being engines of destruction while they are here. i mean - sheesh - dumping glitter in the washing machine, pepper in the fishbowl, drawing penises on the - wait, okay, some of these things i have done so that makes them funny, but a lot of it is just so wrong!! this caption (you do not want to see the photo) gives me chills all over:
My two-week-old blew out of his diaper while I was nursing him, covering me and him in orange sticky poop. I was cleaning up both with wipes when he peed all over his face and the bed. I picked him up, thinking he was surely done, but no, he proceeded to pee again all over my lap. I laid him back down to go start the bath water (wipes just weren't gonna cut it) and he barfed all over the bed.
i mean - come on! if you bought an appliance that malfunctioned so badly, you would send it back, right? but it's not all the demon's fault - what is wrong with these parents?? you see your child putting your ipod in the toilet and you run for the camera? this is the wrong move. this says to your children "i value you more than my possessions" and "i reward your misbehavior by inflating your vanity." these are the package directions for how to make a lindsay lohan. and i hope you are happy...
i love this book -it is both funny and instructive. but stay outta my womb, babies!
come to my blog!
October 6, 2016
Kids are assholes. The end.
April 10, 2011
An entertaining coffee table book. I fear that, as a parent of two young children, I could relate to more than one instance of destruction depicted within its pages. I had a good laugh here and there, and I think that it’s appropriately advertised as birth control. And I realize it’s sort of cheating to count this toward my yearly reading challenge. And, since I read the little volume while standing at a display table in Borders, it is also, my husband would assure me, stealing.
December 23, 2011
This is really really funny.
September 24, 2012
Super funny, although it makes me dread the "mobile years" just a little. ;) Thanks for the pass-along, Gillian!
July 6, 2016
Ah, kids. I'm pretty sure one of the reasons God, in is infinite wisdom, made them so cute is in fact to ensure their own safety :)
December 11, 2016
Very entertaining! I have pictures of my girls in some of the same situations.
Paint, soap, marker, baking soda, glitter, makeup... the list could go on and on!
Paint, soap, marker, baking soda, glitter, makeup... the list could go on and on!
November 2, 2020
Based on the blog by the same name, this is a collection of photos submitted by followers of things their kids ruined. This book will have you saying, "oh dear" to yourself every page.
February 27, 2018
While reading this book, I was kind of glad I don't have kids.
The book is formatted using the A-B-Cs. For each letter of the alphabet, there are things that kids have ruined. The pictures bring a whole new life to the words. You can say that your child ruined the t.v, but that doesn't have the same impact as a picture showing the t.v. utterly destroyed.
If you are thinking about having kids, this might not be the best book to read. You may end up with nightmare and start questioning your decisions.
If you have children that are older, you will probably get a good laugh at the struggles of parents. Once your children are safely out of that stage, you have a greater appreciation for the parents still struggling.
Author: Julie Haas Brophy
Publisher: Villard
Publication Date: 2010
The book is formatted using the A-B-Cs. For each letter of the alphabet, there are things that kids have ruined. The pictures bring a whole new life to the words. You can say that your child ruined the t.v, but that doesn't have the same impact as a picture showing the t.v. utterly destroyed.
If you are thinking about having kids, this might not be the best book to read. You may end up with nightmare and start questioning your decisions.
If you have children that are older, you will probably get a good laugh at the struggles of parents. Once your children are safely out of that stage, you have a greater appreciation for the parents still struggling.
Author: Julie Haas Brophy
Publisher: Villard
Publication Date: 2010
September 6, 2012
You don't know how relieved I was to see that other people's kids wreak havoc at home too. I'm not the only parent who doesn't always adequately supervise her destructive children!!! I also took great glee in making my husband look at some of the pictures. He would moan that he couldn't bear to look at another picture of child-generated chaos, but then he would laugh. Yes, misery loves company, and so we laugh at the pictures of other parents' pain. I also appreciated the parenting and cleaning tips and funny quotations mixed in with the pictures. I showed the book to my childless sister and brother-in-law, so you can't say I didn't warn them about what it's really like to raise children.
June 12, 2015
Like most artsy mamas, Julie Haas Brophy enjoys her time alone crafting and creating. In anticipation for mommy-time, Julie left some art supplies out so she could jump in and create as soon as her boys were off to school. You know where this is going... the boys created a masterpiece on her carpet and as a result, Sh*t My Kids Ruined (SMKR) was born.
This book is a compilation of photos submitted by numerous parents, caregivers, grandparents, educators etc. Some of the photos are funny while others are horrifying. A quick read that is sure to bring a smile to your face so long as your jaw isn't on the floor.
This book is a compilation of photos submitted by numerous parents, caregivers, grandparents, educators etc. Some of the photos are funny while others are horrifying. A quick read that is sure to bring a smile to your face so long as your jaw isn't on the floor.
January 25, 2013
Absolutely hysterical!! This book is full of pictures and quotes of all of those little "oops" moments in a parent's life. No parent is perfect and no child an angel 100% of the time. It only takes turning your back for 30 seconds to learn the destruction of one child "disaster on foot" might be better.
If you are a parent, you could for sure relate to the pain and hysteria these families were feeling as they discovered these trademark moments in their child's life. If you are not yet a parent this book gives you a glimpse of the future and may serve as one of the best birth controls yet. Sit back kick up your feet and laugh!
If you are a parent, you could for sure relate to the pain and hysteria these families were feeling as they discovered these trademark moments in their child's life. If you are not yet a parent this book gives you a glimpse of the future and may serve as one of the best birth controls yet. Sit back kick up your feet and laugh!
February 6, 2011
This book was freaking hilarious, I was laughing my ass off!! For those of us who have kids, we can completely relate. For those of you who don't have kids, check this book out first, you might reconsider! The pictures were great as well as the hints and quotes scattered throughout. I thank God everyday my daughter hasn't been this naughty! I happened to get this copy first from the library, so the smell of a fresh, new book and lots of laughs this definitely gets the full 5 stars!
May 2, 2011
I was laughing so hard, my husband had to come see what was going on. I don't know if it was funny because it brought back memories, or because I was glad none of those were my kids. Although, admittedly we had our share of mishaps.
And...I have to confess to hoping that our own children have at least some of the same sort of stuff happen to them, that they caused to happen to us.
Ms. Brophy, thanks, I needed a laugh like that!
And...I have to confess to hoping that our own children have at least some of the same sort of stuff happen to them, that they caused to happen to us.
Ms. Brophy, thanks, I needed a laugh like that!
September 11, 2013
This book was given to me as a birthday gift from a friend at work, to "welcome" me to the land of motherhood. It's a pretty horrific book in the scope of destruction. It is also hilarious and I have said several prayers, in the hopes that almost none of those pictures happen to us! However, I know better. This book felt like a humble preview of some storms that might be coming our way in the next few years.
April 26, 2014
I found this book at my local Thrift Store, so I decided to pick it up since I had had it on my To-Read list in the past.
It was a cute book, made me laugh a couple of times. It's really crazy the things some kids do. Definitely would pick this up if you were thinking about having kids, as it is one of those "The things they don't tell you about having children" books, to make sure you are prepared.
Overall a nice little book, probably wouldn't pay $15 for it though.
It was a cute book, made me laugh a couple of times. It's really crazy the things some kids do. Definitely would pick this up if you were thinking about having kids, as it is one of those "The things they don't tell you about having children" books, to make sure you are prepared.
Overall a nice little book, probably wouldn't pay $15 for it though.
February 16, 2011
VERY quick read, if you can call it a read. Besides the forward and acknowledgments it was basically like reading the blog (pictures with captions and parent tips thrown into the mix). Having said all of that, I laughed my ass off. It was a nice easy break from some of the deep stuff I have been reading.
March 25, 2011
If you are a parent you will probably enjoy this very short, picture book. Some of the photos are hilarious! Some are disgusting. Some are lame. Some will make you glad it hasn't happened to you!
The author published the book after having her own "ruined experience" (but certainly not the first)on 03/02/10.
The author published the book after having her own "ruined experience" (but certainly not the first)on 03/02/10.
March 11, 2015
What parent cant look at these pictures and either so relate or grateful it didn't happen to them!!! Each page is a picture of some type of parents worse nightmare (several involve poop!)and then there is a brief commentary under the picture. Some are real funny and some are a nightmare to look at!
May 26, 2011
This is the best form of birth control I've ever encountered. I think my personal favorites are "the Beast" and the one where the kids painted the pony. The website (and related sites - Shit My Pets Ruined, etc.) are just as good.
June 10, 2011
Some good friends gave me this book for my birthday. I read it in one sitting, lots of fun pictures and "Oh no!"s coming from me while I read. Also lots of judgment for apparently negligent parents! ha!
August 7, 2011
Anyone who has kids or has ever been a care-take of children (nannies, babysitters, teachers, etc.) will groan and laugh at the destruction in this book. For those so far ignorant and unsure if they want children, this book may well serve as birth control.
December 1, 2012
One of the better blogs turned books I have encountered. Really great as a birth control method, coz now I'm scared shitless to have kids otherwise they will ruin my stuff...LOL :)!
Fun and quick read!
Fun and quick read!
March 31, 2012
You don't really read this one, it has an introduction and then pictures with captions and other random quotes. Excellent for a laugh, but at the same time, these are somber warnings for new or expectant parents. In fact, this should be required reading at the hospital.
July 19, 2012
Not the greatest. Yeah, a lot of them are funny. Working with children and living with a significantly younger brother have put all of this in perspective. It was all funny, yes, but not worthy of reading again for me.
August 11, 2012
Totally hilarious and scary at the same time. If you have had kids you will relate to the pictures in this book of the mayhem that children can cause in just a few minutes. If you haven't had kids yet, you may decide not to if you read this. ;-)
January 20, 2014
I laughed or winced at every picture. My 3 year old kept asking what I was laughing at and I would show her the picture and she would laugh too. At these times in life when something gets ruined you just have to laugh and than take a picture and post it to the internet.
January 3, 2014
very funny depiction of life with children; two minutes alone with a sharpie = irreversible damage. for every time you look at other people's kids and say "oh how sweet", there's a "holy shit, what were we thinking!" moment on their part
September 30, 2017
I not only read this book - I'm in it! Well, the wallpaper my younger child ruined is. Cute and funny, if insubstantial. A good gift for a new parent or one trying to recover from catastrophic kid damage to their stuff.
January 23, 2019
Entertaining for any adult (or young adult), but not nearly as hilarious as I had anticipated. Pick up a cheap used copy (as I did) or visit your local library and you’ll find this a quick and fun diversion.
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