{"product_id":"2940013650527","title":"Year of the Dad","description":"According to the phone company, Mother's Day has the highest phone call volume of the year. And Father's Day? The highest number of collect calls. What more can we say? You're going to need a sense of humor to make it through the year as a Dad. And Steve Morgenstern is here to help, with the advice you need to make it through the toughest challenges as a husband and a dad with a smile on your face.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Valentine's Day, he counsels, \"Never buy a woman an electrical gift, even if it's delivered in a package festooned with roses and adorable cupid tushies. Remember that even after years of close personal contact, Black and Decker were still just good friends.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor party-going survival, he explains the fine points of etiquette – or rather, \"synthetiquette – artificial rules created for the sole purpose of making guys feel apologetic.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe recalls with no special fondness having to buy products for his kids' fundraising drives. \"Do you want to order the Quilted Blender Cozy, the Garfield Lasagna-Flavored Dental Floss or the Battery-Powered Nose Wiper, Daddy?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe feels grown-ups stealing Halloween is a crime, and says so in verse: \"Candy? Who needs it! Cause Mom and Dad choose \/ To skip past the \"boos\" and head straight for the booze.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the joys of mall life: \"Going shopping with children is like shaving with a kitchen knife. You'll probably get the job done, but there's going to be some damage along the way.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has the perfect way to avoid changing diapers: adopt a Don't Ask, Don't Smell policy. \"It takes mental discipline to shrug off the sometimes pungent evidence that confronts you. If all else fails, trying making believe you're a handsomely bribed health inspector at a particularly ripe greasy spoon.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom spring Little League to summer at the beach, back-to-school in the fall and a shiny Death Scream 2000 RoboVoice Action Figure for Christmas, The Year of the Dad  provides a cranky, crafty, comical approach to surviving fatherhood.","brand":"Steve Morgenstern","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070109532400,"sku":"2940013650527","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013650527_p0.jpg?v=1763583762","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013650527","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}