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The Perfect Parents Handbook
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My favorite parenting book ever is Jennifer Conlin's The Perfect Parents Handbook. In in, with a mock seriousness similar to that in Spinal Tap, Conlin asserts that the most important part of being a good parent is identifying your perfect parent group in order that you and your children will associate with the right people. She offers each group tips on maternity fashions, what to name the baby, how to announce the birth, how to chose a preschool, what sports to play, and so on. While Conlin is being funny (and she is, truly, so very funny), her parody works because it strikes at the heart of the Mommy Wars: unless you are part of the 'right' group, you are a failure as a parent. Conlin's book is funny because, at so many levels, it is entirely true.
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