No Wonder My Parents Drank: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad

YOU’LLNEVERSLEEPINTHISTOWNAGAINFromSaturdayNightLivetostand-up,fromablockbusterfilmcareertothestarofCBS’shittelevisionshowGaryUnmarried,JayMohrisoneofthefunniestpeopleincomedytoday.Now,inthisdownanddirtytaleofmodernfatherhood,Mohrshareshisstoriesasafirst-timeparent.NoWonderMyParentsDrankrevealsthedetailsbehindMohr’shumiliatingtest-tubeconceptionattemptsandthenrecountsthetraumaofnotonlyhavingtokeepthischildalive,buthavingtospendtimealonewithhim!Hewaxespoeticaboutdirtydiapers;spinstheoriesonspanking;andmullsoverthemorehiddenadvantagesofparenthood,likecarpoollaneaccess,carteblanchetousetheladiesrestroom,andanalibiformissingfamilydinners.Mohrdescribes,inpainfullyfunnydetail,thebizarresituationsthatallparentsinevitablyfacebutcanneverpreparefor(suchaswhenhiskiddiscoveredhisdog’srearend)aswellasmomentsofpurejoyliketakinghissontohisfirstbaseballgame.Mohrreportsonthehilariouswisdomthathisson,Jackson,hastaughthim—likewhyit’sfuntoplay"KissyBoy"withtheotherboysatrecess,howimportantsunscreenisforavoidinga"sunborn,"andhowawesomeitistogeta"rainbowbelt"inkarate.Riotouslyacerbicandrefreshinglyhonest,NoWonderMyParentsDrankcaststheveryfunnyJayMohrwithanevenfunniermini-mesidekickasasupportingcharacterinalittlecomediclovestorythateverypersonwhoeitherisaparentorhasaparentwillfinddelightful.