A Little Off-Kelter: ...the parenting years

Synopsis

Nod Sympathetically If You've Ever... ...extracted A Gum Wrapper From A Toddler's Nostril, But Sought Medical Treatment When It Came To A Piece Of A Colored Pencil Lodged Deeply Into An Ear Canal. ...punished A Child Because He Wouldn't Stop Taunting His Brother With A Peter Frampton Album. ...played A Rousing Game Of What That's Funky Smell? Only To Discover What Might Be A Petrifying Bologna Sandwich Behind The Recliner. ...needed A Prescription For A Tranquilizer When Your Firstborn Started Driving. ...spent Any Amount Of Time Trying To Describe Why A Sleestack Scared You, Why You Wanted To Marry The Fonz, And Who Mork From Ork Was. ...installed A Security System To Keep A Three-year Old From Going On The Lam With His Beagle, And Pondered If It Were Possible That Both Of Your Children Were Reincarnates Of Harry Houdini. ...wondered How A Child Who Once Emitted The Sweet Scent Of Newborn Now Puts Off An Odor That Could Make A Skunk Feel Inadequate. ...ever Rambled Incoherently, These Kids Are Going To Drive Me To Drinking, Or Something About A Frontal Lobotomy. If You Nodded Like A Bobblehead, Chances Are You're A Parent - Or You've Got Some Really Strange Hobbies. A Little Off-kelter...the Parenting Years Is A Collection Of Forty Columns That Originally Ran In Print. (hey, The Compilation Thing Worked For Ronco And K-tel, Didn't It?) Whether The Kids Are Underfoot Or Have Flown The Nest, Moms And Dads Alike Will Relate To These Humorous Tales Of Woe And Wonderment.