But Did You Die?: Setting the Parenting Bar Low (I Just Want to Pee Alone)

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review....well duh, why would I lie about it.
Although this book was not the knee-slapping, tears running, stomach hurting from laughter that I have come to know Jen Mann and her books to be, this was still a fantastic book. I found myself relating to so many of the 'know it alls' and their stories on parenting.
I found myself really enjoying the experiances coming from the men in this book. Mike Cruse is my new favorite on FB to follow and his story Parents Catch ALL the Shit made me feel like I wasn't alone when trying to catch a child's bodily fluids in the palm of my hands.
Of course we can all relate to Jorrie Varney and her Adventure in Potty Training! I cringe when I show more remember that phase with my own daughters.
Thanks to Linda Wolff and her What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger story, I now do BRAVE things with my little girls. It make scare the shit out of me but I'll try it!
And lastly my favorite parental advice came from Samara Rose (Teenage Wasteland) under her 'Give Teens a Game Plan' when she says.... Help them figure out how to handle a potentially unsafe situtation. If the person who drove them to the party is now drunk, tell them to sleep where they are. Alternativley, advise them to find a ride with someone who has snorted meth instead. Better to have a driver who's hyperaware and twitching uncontrollably than someone who's going to pass out in the driver's seat....that's some solid advice right there!! LOL
After reading this book I find myself in arguements with my little ones and I always end with saying to them BUT DID YOU DIE?! show less

I read this book faster than I thought I would. That is because it is a page turner, and also because some of my favorite writer friends are in the book. There are so many hysterical stories that it was hard to pick a favorite. While all of the stories were engaging, I have to say Kathryn Leehane's tampon story made my whole family laugh. Yes, I did read it aloud to my husband and my 20-year-old son. We were in tears.

So funny. So true to life (are they looking over my shoulder?)
The beauty of anthologies is that you can digest them all at once or in small bites.
Which is good, because these are laugh-out-loud funny.