Dadditude: How a Real Man Became a Real Dad

Dadditude is a memoir from someone new moms don't hear a lot from these days - A Dad. Phil Lerman, accomplished writer and producer, becomes stay-at-home Dad and lives to tell the tale. As he is an "older" stay-at-home dad he chronicles for the reader his foray into fertilization in order to become a Dad (hysterical) and his reflection on his son's life from birth to four years old. (my favorite parts are the honesty with which Lerman describes all the "mistakes" he is making, particularly regarding the "sleeping in issue" - all parents can relate!) He blends his experience with words of wisdom that he has procured along the way. The result is an easy-to-read look into this Dad's heart and a reminder to New Dads and Moms that it's OK to give up some control and still be a real Man (and woman), a lesson any new Dad or new Mom can use. It Gets Easier!: And Other Lies We Tell New Mothers

I just finished reading Dadditude, a hilarious new book about fatherhood from author Philip Lerman, In it, he chronicles his journey from fertility treatments through the first four years of his son's life. Along the way, he adopts a new attitude, or Dadditude as he calls it, that there's only so much you can control in your child's life, and all the rest you just have to learn to accept. Finding that middle ground, between control and acceptance, is the key to being a happy dad. Another lesson that Lerman conveys is that fatherhood shouldn't be so needlessly complicated. Dads don't always know how to be simple and straightforward. It's in our DNA. We also need to learn to laugh at ourselves a little more, and you'll find plenty of "Me too" moments in this book. Dadditude gets a huge recommendation from me. It's a joy to find both humor and warmth combined so skillfully in a parenting book.