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Dummy

The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting
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Dummy by Matt Coyne is a refreshingly honest and humorous take on parenthood. Born from the author's popular blog MAN VS BABY, it offers wildly impractical yet relatable advice for new parents. Packed with funny anecdotes from 'Profanity Bingo' during labour to bizarre nappy situations, the book captures the beautiful insanity of becoming a parent and the transformative journey it entails.
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Perfect for new mums and dads seeking humour and honesty in the challenges of early parenthood. Ideal for readers tired of conventional parenting advice and looking for a relatable, entertaining guide.

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A hilariously honest book on the mystery and madness of parenting

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'The night before Charlie was born I had this dream. I dreamt that I was a soldier, riding into battle... completely naked, and on the back of a large, inflatable duck.'

Matt Coyne has become a hero for thousands of parents everywhere who are devoted followers of his popular blog, MAN VS BABY.

This is his book, and it is not your average parenting tome. It's packed with completely impractical advice for the bewildered new mum or dad - stuff you won't find anywhere else: from 'Profanity Bingo' for labour to a categorisation of various nappy disasters. But, more than that, it is the story of how becoming a parent is a kind of beautiful insanity - a thing that changes you.

Above all, Dummy will keep you laughing through the exhaustion, the mystery and the madness of bringing up your own children.

This is the parenting book for real people.

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A hero for dads everywhere, praised by Daily Mirror. Called very funny by This Morning and described as a hilarious yet accurate account by Daily Mail. The Daily Telegraph highlights its brutally honest rant on parenthood's realities that has resonated widely online.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472243737

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wildfire

Illustration: Illustrations/ diagrams to be provided by the author

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 259g

Pages: 368

About the Author

MATT COYNE is a 42-year-old graphic designer from Sheffield. In September 2015, Matt's life was turned upside-down by the arrival of his first child, Charlie. After three months of fatherhood, he logged on to Facebook and wrote about his experience of having to live with 'a furious, sleep-murdering, unstable and incontinent, breasts-obsessed midget lodger'. Within days, his post about surviving the first few months of parenthood became a viral sensation and was shared all over the world. He continues to

impart his parental triumphs and disasters on his blog, Man vs Baby.

Facebook: /manversusbaby

Twitter: @mattcoyney

www.man-vs-baby.co.uk

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