This blogging thing has finally paid off. At long last, I no longer have to pretend that your love and affection is enough. Or worse, that I am blogging “for myself”. I can finally embrace the fruits of my labor with open arms!
I. Gotz. Swag!
Well. Um. Technically…. I got a free book sent to me and was asked to “review the book if you feel like it”.
Clearly, they are dying for the publicity my immensely influential blog can offer.
I take my role in today’s economy very seriously, and realize that I have a responsibility to my advertisers and generous benefactors to produce for them if I am going to continue to get free stuff because you all read me. Therefore…
ScreamFree Parenting by Hal Runkel: A Review by Miss Britt
(fuck, I hope I got the name of the book right… damn it. Note to self: helpful to have swag in front of you when you are attempting to whore it out)
In a word: Awesome.
Seriously. This is the “parenting” book I wish I had been a good enough parent to write. It’s the book we all want to be able to write, if we ignore all the times we fuck up parenting completely.
The basic premise of this book is that Parenting is not about Kids.
Actually, in my opinion, the basic premise of this book is that your “success” as a parent is about you, ultimately. Or rather, your happiness or unhappiness is nobody’s fucking fault but your own. So stop trying to figure out how you can make everyone else in your life act a certain way, and start figuring out what YOU are going to act like.
Oh, and by the way, when you do that… they will probably end up doing what you want a lot of the time anyway.
No. Wait. I’m not getting this right.
See, it’s not all airy fairy and Leave The Kids Alone!
It’s a wonderful balance of personal responsibility and accountability, acknowledging your child’s rights and individualism, and beating their fucking asses when it’s necessary. I mean, you know, basically.
Honestly though - if you find yourself at your wit’s freaking end with your kids, I highly recommend you get this book.
Actually, if you find yourself at your wit’s end with ANYONE in your life, I highly recommend you get this book.
I think you can get it here. (I know, I am so helpful. To both my readers and the publishery people.)
ANYway. Stay tuned. I am certain that my staggering popularity is going to lead to more pleas for product endorsements in the future. (I mean, unbiased reviews, of course) I’m sure in no time I will be entertaining you all with Tales of Prada vs. Dolce: The Catfight For Miss Britt’s Seal Of Approval.
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wow, congratulations!
has avitable ever done a book review?
So, all I have to do is write a book, have it published and then send you one (for free of course) and you will write about how awesome I am? That sounds totally worth it!!
Good review!!
Avitable will be doing a book review as soon as it arrives in the mail.
It probably won’t be as good as this one, though.
You are so popular
YOU got a free book. :what:
Shit ain’t right.
I better call the Playboy people and find out where my free stuff to review is.
“Publishery” she said.
And they clamor to have her review books.
I missed the boat somewhere along the river, I’m sure of that now.
I have to get in on this deal. Can you imagine my book reviews?
t: clearly, Avitable’s opinion is not nearly as important as mine.
themuttprincess: or I will mock you mercilessly. Except that I love you.
And I may I suggest a book about Prince?
avitable: yes, but, now it will be AFTER I have already done mine.
Amanda: I know! (and yet somehow I have no plans and the emptiest email inbox in the world!)
NYCWD: too late, your anti-whore stance is well known.
Mine on the other hand…
RW: it is a truly gifted writer who can make up words AND use their new word correctly in a sentence.
Learn from me.
ADW: well, you just have to make it more obvious on your blog that you need a book called “ScreamFree Parenting.”
Obviously, my parenting flaws are well documented.
You are such a rockstar!
Oh, btw–number of floors put in this weekend: 0
Number of golf games played: 2
Priorities, such as they are.
Scream-free? Why does that sound like low-calorie parenting to Bossy?
Uh-hem, excuse me, but you completely forgot to mention the part where you told me that I could have written this book.
Although, I do keep trying to convince you that I am a screamer. Not ALL the time, just when you know… the kids are being complete morons. :doh:
Scream Free Parenting?
Sounds like:
Halloween without the tricks or treats to me.
Or sex without the…well, you know.
I will SO have to remember this ten years or so from now when I have kids of my own.
But for now, I’m just glad to see one of my favorite bloggers updated. YAYZ!
How come I keep reading it as Scam Free? :doh:
one more book i don’t have to read…no kiddos for me. but thanks anyhow.
Thank you for reminding me I need to review that TV series. They sent me the DVD for free!
Kitchen Confidential
I love swag
I need this book to parent my mother in law.
I watch the waffle house video, and well, let’s just say we had a waffle incident….
DeannaBanana: you should totally get a golf book to review.
BOSSY: see, to me it sounds like Yoga Parenting. I never have been great at Yoga.
AmyD: oh shit, you’re right.
AMY COULD HAVE WRITTEN THIS BOOK!!
Mom: that’s it, I blame you. For everything.
Amber: and this TOTALLY counts as an update.
Sheila: LOL, I dunno.
hellohahanarf: you will never get to enjoy the wonders of The Waffle House story.
Turnbaby: wha?! I want TV Swag!!!
Lynda: oooh. Fuck. I was thinking husband. But, um, yeah…
I have reviewed a couple of free books, and I always harbor illusions that it will lead to free big screen TVs and cars…but it never does.
I like the part about beating their asses, but seriously? How does it rate against The Three Martini Play Date?
I am very impressed by this new found power of yours, and thus I ask the obvious question, “How can I cash in on it?” I have decided to fulfill my destiny by witting the world’s greatest novel. It will have romance, action, politics and a bit of self help. It will have pop ups AND a centerfold with pop ups (if you know what I mean) BUT here is the catch.
I hear thousands of books are written every year and nobody reads them or worse… they don’t get published. So, I am thinking, if YOU use your awesome powers of blogging to create a positive review then MAYBE just MAYBE Amazon will have a bank of pre-orders big enough to actually motivate me to really write it. Added bonus… if you make a really kick ass review, I will have a basic outline for what I will later write.
See the plan is foolproof! OK the working title is “The Dude Was Wearing Thong Underpants.” Please be kind, and remember the better the review, the more pre-orders and thus the better the swag that will eventually probably come your way in a Reagan-ish trickle down method…. maybe.
oooooo…I’m doing my first review this month too! And I’m feeling the love. Oh yes…
Mr. Fabulous: I am not hearing this negativity from you. Am. Not.
QofD: I’ve actually never heard of the Three Martini Play Date. But then, I’ve never been invited to a play date…
Y2K: dude. You had me. Right up to Reagan.
Kimberly: how are you doing your first review? In my head you are a bloggy goddess with people throwing the really good samples at you!
I’m so disillusioned. :)
I heard about that book from another blogger who also got it for free to review. Damn why can’t they send one to me!! I heard it’s very good - guess I’ll have to break out the piggy bank. lol
I would offer to farm mine out, but I am politely suggesting my husband reads my copy. :-)
“personal responsibility and accountability”
Hm. Last time I saw someone at the grocery store take responsibility and accountability for their children was oh, 1978? Oh wait, that was my mom beating the crap out of me at the grocery store for misbehaving. And it worked.
I hope to hell that this book teaches parents that GOING going to a restaurant with a known HORRIFICALLY-BEHAVED CHILD IS NOT acceptable after 8 p.m.
I do have a bunch of rules about when children should be allowed out of the attic and where, but I will refrain from putting those here. If parents would just stop making it all about the kids, like you say, then kids wouldn’t be “in charge” of the parents!
Ahhhhhh the rules of people without kids.