REVIEW: Parenting Advice to Ignore in Art and Life by Nicole Tersigni
From the author of the hit Men to Avoid in Art and Life and Friends to Keep in Art and Life comes a collection of all-too-familiar unsolicited advice parents receive on the daily.
From in-laws and other parents to complete strangers and even your own kids—when it comes to parenting, everyone’s a critic. Against the classic backdrop of fine art, bestselling author Nicole Tersigni’s Parenting Advice to Ignore in Art and Life pokes fun at the many “experts” who think they know more than you about your own children. Utterly (and unfortunately) relatable and hilarious as ever, Tersigni’s spot-on captions provide a much-needed laugh for anyone who has had the pleasure of parenting and the pain of having a stranger tell you to put a hat on your baby.
You’ll never forget the important parenting milestones: your child’s first steps. their first day of school. the first time a complete stranger stops you in the middle of a Costco bathroom to explain how you’re breastfeeding wrong.
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Whether it’s from your family —
“Pick up your baby the second he cries.”
“Even if you’re asleep”
“Or on the toilet”
“Or not there.”
“You call that swaddling? If I wrapped a burrito like that at Chipotle, I’d get fired.”
or Strangers —
“Not to brag, but our son was chosen for day care line leader. His teacher says he’s so good at bossing the other kids around. What has your kid done?”
or Experts —
“You should feed your kid organic, homemade meals. A single Cheeto will destroy his brain.”
Or even your own kids —
“Grandma says if you didn’t yell at us so much, you wouldn’t have so many gray hairs.”
“But your room isn’t clean either.”
So many people have got something to say about your parenting skills. Or lack thereof. Check out the latest melding of art plus awful things that people will tell you but which you never asked to hear. B
~Jayne
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I read the blurb above rather quickly and saw Hit Men to Avoid in Art and Life; that could be an interesting collection!
Thanks for showcasing Parenting Advice to Ignore in Art and Life, Jayne. It looks like a fun read.
@Kareni: I think avoiding hit men would be a very good thing – whether in art or otherwise.
The one piece of advice I give to new/expectant parents is to tell then that when given advice they should smile, say thank you, and then go with what works for their child and their family. This might be the advice they were given by family/friends/strangers or might be something totally different, but they are the ones who know themselves and their kids best.
@Susan/DC: One of my guilty pleasures each morning is to read AITA-esque articles. I am constantly amazed at what people will write that others have said (or done) to them.