Don't Make Me Stop This Car : Adventures in Fatherhood

by Al Roker

• ISBN13: 9780684868943
• ISBN10: 0684868946
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-05
• Publisher: Fireside

Summary

Millions of Americans see Al Roker daily on NBC's top-rated Today. In Don't Make Me Stop This Car! Al takes us home. Here, we meet his wife, Deborah, and his daughters Courtney and Leila. Just like men all over the country, Al is a modern father who fantasizes about the newest sport utility vehicle, struggles with a GapKids addiction, and basks in the golden moments of first steps and special Father's Day meals. Heartwarming, honest, and funny, Don't Make Me Stop This Car! is a sneak peek into the heart of the guy in the driver's seat, the all-American dad.

Author Biography

Al Roker lives in New York City with his wife, ABC News 20/20 correspondent Deborah Rogers, and their two daughters.

Table of Contents

Introduction	13	(6)
FATHER'S DAY
Don't Make Me Stop This Car!	19	(5)
Baby-Proofing	24	(5)
I'm a Dad, Not a Baby-sitter	29	(6)
Baby Germs	35	(3)
A Whole Lot of Firsts	38	(13)
We Are Family	51	(3)
The Crying Game	54	(4)
Sibling Sitting	58	(5)
Off to Work	63	(2)
The Way It Is	65	(6)
``GapKids Addict''	71	(4)
Ballpark Plumping	75	(2)
So What's the Deal with These TV Ratings?	77	(3)
Daddy-in-a-Box	80	(5)
Toon Questions	85	(3)
The Most Important of Rooms	88	(4)
The Great Vehicle Debate	92	(4)
How Quickly We Forget	96	(4)
It's Hip to Be Square	100	(5)
Where's Rod Serling When You Need Him?	105	(6)
Golden Time	111	(5)
Grandparents	116	(8)
The Girlz	124	(3)
A Sense of Loss	127	(3)
Boys	130	(4)
Recital Fever	134	(4)
Performance Anxiety	138	(3)
Nurturing Those Talents	141	(6)
A Great Father's Day	147	(4)
WE'RE PREGNANT!
The Odds	151	(4)
The Test	155	(2)
Who to Tell First	157	(3)
The Official Word	160	(3)
Telling Courtney	163	(3)
The End	166	(4)
Fun with Fertility	170	(12)
The Baby Boys	182	(3)
The Dreaded Question	185	(3)
Feeling Bad? That's Good!	188	(4)
Picture This	192	(3)
Matters of the Heart	195	(3)
Our Ever-Changing World	198	(4)
Keep On Growing	202	(4)
Baby Decor	206	(3)
The Guessing Game	209	(3)
Home Stretch	212	(6)
Special Delivery	218	(11)
Special Delivery, Part 2	229	(18)
Happy Birthday	247