The new one : painfully true stories from a reluctant dad / Mike Birbiglia ; with poems by J. Hope Stein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Birbiglia, Mike, author.

Stein, J. Hope (Jen Hope), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birbiglia, Mike.

Birbiglia, Mike--Family.

Humorists, American--Biography.

Humorists, American.

Parenting.

Families.

Fatherhood--Humor.

Fatherhood.

Parent and child--Humor.

Parent and child.

Parenting--Humor.

Parent and child--Poetry.

Parenting--Poetry.

Genre:

Biographies.

Humor.

Poetry.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 242 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, 2020.

Summary:

"Mike Birbiglia never wanted to be a father. In fact, there are seven very specific reasons he never wanted a kid, including his aversion to sticky surfaces and his less-than-ideal genes: he's had Lyme Disease, a bladder tumor, diabetes, and dangerous sleepwalking, to name a few. Not to mention the fact that Mike generally doesn't think people (including himself) are really all that great. Then Mike's wife, poet Jen Hope Stein, becomes infected with the contagion 'baby fever' and convinces him she'll do all of the parenting and that their lives don't have to change because of future baby Oona. Yes, he bought that line. In a hilarious memoir about the trials and tribulations of parenting, Mike Birbiglia shares anecdotes all parents can relate to, including laugh-out-loud observations on the lead up to being a parent, the birth of the baby, and the very messy aftermath of bringing this new one home...for a forever stay! Borne out of and based on his Broadway show The New One, and entirely expanded upon with at least 50% new material for this book, new dad Birbiglia will have you crying from laughter and smiling with joy as he falls in love with baby Oona, despite how smelly she is! Mike's candid thoughts on his reluctance about becoming a dad, what he describes as being the 'pudgy milkless vice president of his family,' laced with Stein's poetry combine to form a heartfelt and hilarious book"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The book starts here

Zombie kid-pocalypse

Seven reasons. I love my marriage ; My body is a lemon ; I don't know anything ; I have a cat ; I have a job ; There shouldn't be children anymore ; People aren't great

Vows

It's happening. Relentless ; Flat soda ; We got a win! ; Bomb jokes ; The poo doesn't smell ; Clean forks ; Bleeding ; Danger zone ; Daddymoon ; Baby's eyes ; Sympathetic eating ; Natural history

Monkey arrives. A reality-bending experience ; A renewal of vows ; A sleepwalker and an insomniac walk into a bed ; Hiccuptown ; We wub you ; Dating my wife ; My side of the story

Pretending

Monkey won't sleep. There's no me in we ; Friendly advice from other parents ; Sex maybe ; Great job ; Trying ; The legs don't reach the floor ; It is what it is

Me and my wife on a plane that's crashing

Can I have this house when you die?

So we don't cry

525,600 photos

Natural causes. Sugar fries ; Organic toxic waste ; YMCA ; Slice of life

The new one. We learn to dance ; The flu ; The eighth reason ; Coutz

Oonadad

The book ends here.

ISBN:

9781538701515

1538701510

OCLC:

1117634368

Publisher Number:

99985149176