{"product_id":"9780761168638","title":"When Parents Text: So Much Said...So Little Understood","description":"A collection of insanely funny texts between parents and kids, \u003ci\u003eWhen Parents Text\u003c\/i\u003e is a surprisingly affecting window into the complicated time when parents aren’t ready to let go, and kids aren’t ready to \u003ci\u003ebe \u003c\/i\u003elet go. The parents are well-meaning but hopeless, silly and a little corny, and befuddled by the technology. The kids are bewildered yet patient: the perfect straight man. And the authors, two recent college graduates, Lauren Kaelin and Sophia Fraioli, have an unerring editorial instinct to select the funniest, sweetest, quirkiest, most-telling exchanges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThere’s the revelatory: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMom: My fingers are saying words. This is amazing.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe virtual scolding:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDad: I will deal with your sassy behavior when I get home. Meanwhile have some fiber.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe autofill-challenged: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMom: dig up some tadpoles on ur way homo. Me: ummm, what? Mom: It autocorrected me. I mean to say dig up some tadpoles on ur way homo. (4 minutes later) Mom: PICK UP SOME TAMPONS ON YOUR WAY HOME.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe manically inappropriate:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMom: Woo Hoo—Ruth died, you know Uncle Lyman’s wife, BUT I have your Braves tickets and check on the table!!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the downright inexplicable:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDad: You could poop your pants in the yankee candle store and no one would know.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLaunched as a website just last year, www.whenparentstext.com is a phenomenon. It receives 300,000 to 500,000 page views a day, with features in \u003ci\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCollege Humor\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. \u003ci\u003eWhen Parents Text\u003c\/i\u003e includes the best of texts from the website, plus more than 50 percent all-new material never before published.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncludes an emoticon glossary and 16-page color insert of MMS texts— multimedia messaging service, aka, bizarre photos from mom and dad. It’s the perfect gift for every text-savvy kid to give to his or her parents.","brand":"Workman Publishing Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077358764272,"sku":"9780761168638","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780761168638_p0.jpg?v=1763655455","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780761168638","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}