Just admit it. You've wanted to say this many many times...
I got something from The Husband last night. Something I believe that will allow him to forget my birthday this year. Honey, you are already forgiven!
THE best baby book ever. Really. If you know someone who just had a baby, or who is going to have a baby, RUN, don’t walk, and order this book for them. They will love you for it.
And it is possible that you may be saving their sanity.
If you have gone through this, the so-called sleep training, you probably have said this, nay, SCREAMED this inside your head, many many time.
WHY won’t you just SHUT THE FUCK UP and GO TO SLEEP?!
Yeah. That.
Then you probably felt guilty for screaming inside your head at your kid.
Yeah. That too.
Well, I hope this book will help absolve the sense of guilt you feel from time to time. No. You are not alone in feeling this way.
The Husband and I also really bounded overnight by staging dramatic readings of this book. I have to say, he did an awesome job in expressing the frustration. I did not realize he’s a method actor esp. when he was saying all the F word in his reading. Very convincing. Mine? Not so much.
Just when I thought this could not have been even more awesomer. Guess what? They have an audio version of this. Professionally done of course. Go ahead and guess who is the narrator.
Guess!
Ok. Fine. I will give you a hint.
Get out of here! Right? For real? For realz.
Dear Internet, I love you. That is all.
Now… for THE. BEST. THING. THAT’S. HAPPENED. ON. THE. INTERNET. Since yesterday when the world was given NPH’s opening number at the Tony Award.
Now, you know what I am going to say right?
Yup. Imma gonna go the fuck to sleep myself.
Thanks for sharing! I’ve been curious to hear the audio book. I remember many, many nights thinking these thoughts as I struggled to get my toddlers to go to sleep.
I NEED that book.
When I become a grandmother I’ll read that to my grandchildren.
We should alternate calling one another at 1am when our asses should be “the fuck to sleep” and instead we are up on the internetz, and do live readings!
Whatcha say, gorgeous???
It is 3 am now. I indeed need you or someone else to call and tell me to go the fuck to sleep! lol
Damn, I almost want to borrow someone’s child! Almost. Oh hell…that is great without children. I will read it to my boyfriend when he decides, which he does frequently, that sleep is over rated.
Some day I’m going to have enough money to hire Samuel L. Jackson to sing Black Sabbath’s IRONMAN accompanied by Andy Summers strumming his guitar while I fall off into sweet slumber.
It’s the lullaby of champions.
And now the Samuel Jackson version has been withdrawn and your voice and lips have become unsynced. I know that’s not the right way to say that because it sounds like it would require surgery and a voicebox.
Never mind. You are lovely and so is your voice. What accent?
Mother Guilt, which can never be dissipated by time, turns directly into neck wattles and age spots. I swear. Nobody told you, huh?
Therefore, any and everything that helps assuage Mother Guilt (without harming any sentient being) is more precious than diamonds.
How great! I will have to get this for my sister-in-law! Thanks for the recommendation, Lin!
Kathy
Where was this book decades ago? Am buying it now for my daughter.
My son did not sleep through the night until he was five…this is like a biography! Thanks for the laugh!
I know what you went through. I had to sleep with my youngest to get him to sleep until last year. He’s 8… I was elated when I finally got my evenings back.
Shoot, I might read this to my six-year-old. Honestly. Why is she still awake?
LOL. Perfect.
Bwahahahaha! Every parent has been there!
Yes! The amazing thing is that it was not publicly discussed until now!
This is crazy timing because I stumbled on a link to the Samuel Jackson online video and watched it about 10 minutes ago. It had me on the floor. Oh, the sheer number of times I wanted to say 100 of the things he said! It was fabulously entertaining.
This thing just blew up overnight, Samuel L jackson way. The vid had 300 views last night. Same time tonight? Almost 250000 views. Amazing.
Oh, and now I am in love with you. Fantastic. Have just added you to my blogroll…
Pearl
*blush* Thank you! ^_^
I agree. Best baby book ever. We got our pre-ordered copy in the mail yesterday. It is beautiful. We have lived through each scene. (Living through them was less beautiful.)
In a weird way, yes it is beautiful. 🙂
Hahahahaa!! I’ve just been listening to this myself. His voice is the best ever, isn’t it? Sooo funny, and exactly what we all wish we could say sometimes.
I LOVE it when he said STFU. ^_^
I sent MadamBob the link you sent me about this and she just texted me this morning to tell me Samuel L. Jackson does the narration! I’m absolutely going to get this on my phone and possibly mak it my ringer. And I don’t even have kids!!!
Also, Im getting it for my friend Glamizon, who’s just a week less pregnant than Elly.
Awesome book all the way around!
LOL. I am sending Elly one because she and Rocco can definitely stage dramatic readings of this book. oooo. We should demand Vlog from her right?! Right.
Get the free Audible now!
http://www.amazon.com/Go-the-F-k-to-Sleep/dp/B0055QAEVE
Awesome. It really does push all of one’s buttons, that putting the kid to sleep thing.
Yes. It is definitely not a trivial matter. My marriage went through a very rocky period which lasted multiple years because of this.
Thank you for posting this! With 5 kids in the house, the hubs and I have actually said this on occasion!! The book is already on it’s way to me!
Download the free Audible here!
http://www.amazon.com/Go-the-F-k-to-Sleep/dp/B0055QAEVE
Love this!
(And incidentally, you’ll find yourself shouting the same thing – in your head, naturally – when you have teenagers.)
Oh yes! I am starting to get that now!
Coffee all over the keyboard is all I have to say. Inspired.
Sorry! LOL
For once, I feel like I actually knew about something before it became a sensation! I read this book, in actual book format, last week, and just about died laughing. Now I’m glad to see the internets talking about it so I know I’m not the only one who thinks it’s awesome.
It all happened within 24 hours. My mind has been blown and I could have been happier.
I downloaded this from Audible…for free today. It was worth it, so very worth it.
Happy Father’s day!
LOL