Man Called Daddy, A

by O'Neill, Hugh

• ISBN13: 9781558539976
• ISBN10: 1558539972
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-15
• Publisher: Rutledge Hill Pr

Summary

In 36 stories, Hugh O'Neill blends the daily joy of Robert Fulgham with thehumor of Dave Berry to create a "laugh-out-loud funny" (according to Childmagazine) look at fatherhood. Hugh O'Neill recounts such moments as discovering a turtle in his glovecompartment, finding fruit in his shoes, encountering something gooey in hisVCR, making a Halloween costume from a spaghetti strainer and the small rug fromthe hall, and handling the spiraling cost of a family vacation when histen-year-old son learns that he, too, can charge things to the room. This celebration of fatherhood offers new fathers a humorous and empatheticguide to rearing children and gives veteran dads a way of reminiscing abouttheir own paternal adventures. Moms, dads, and grandparents will fondly identifywith the dozens of stories delightfully told with a familiar ring.

Table of Contents

Daddy Takes the Fall	13	(6)
Of High Noon and Hey, Dad
Daddy at Sea	19	(10)
Pedaling, Pedaling over the Bounding Main
Daddy Talks to God	29	(10)
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Hopelessly Clumsy
Daddy Gets Hungry	39	(6)
That's No Weasel, That's My Dad
Daddy Defends His Turf	45	(4)
Of Private Property and Fighting Plaque
Daddy Gets a Trim	49	(2)
The Covenant of the Crewcut
Daddy Gets Slandered	51	(6)
Of Millionaries, Misers, and Me
Daddy Gets a Reality Check	57	(2)
A Mary Poppins Meditation
Daddy Is a Teacher	59	(6)
Of Two-Wheelers and One Lesson
Daddy Meets Einstein	65	(10)
The Physics of Fatherhood
Daddy Breaks a Record	75	(4)
Of Ligaments and Light Speed
Daddy Gets Tackled	79	(6)
Of an Old Lion and Baby Cubs
Daddy Gets Humbled	85	(6)
Of Dressing Dracula and Little Mommy Perfect
Daddy Gets Angry	91	(6)
Of Pig Sites, Shouting, and Sigmund Freud
Daddy Loves His Car	97	(8)
Of Deductibles and Dependents
Daddy Knows Dinosaurs	105	(4)
Of Pteranodon and Don Jr.
Daddy Takes a Vacation	109	(8)
Of Old Dances and New Hampshire
Daddy Tees Off	117	(8)
Of Nicklaus, Palmer, Watson, and Thoreau
Daddy Is Cold and Very Tired	125	(8)
Of Alchemy and Extra Innings
Daddy Can Sing	133	(2)
The Best Thing About Being Dad
Daddy at Daybreak	135	(4)
Of Good Morning and Good-Bye
Daddy Goes Rafting	139	(6)
Of Huck Finn and Another American Boy
Daddy Dons a Big Red Nose	145	(4)
Of Fear, Loathing, and Seltzer Bottles
Daddy Goes Hiking	149	(6)
Of Wild West City and Untamed Hearts
What Daddy Knows	155	(6)
It's a Big World, After All
Daddy Disappoints Santa	161	(6)
Christmas Eve Chaos
Daddy Goes to School	167	(8)
Of Miss McGillicuddy and My Team
Daddy Loses His Dignity	175	(6)
Of Pride and Pediatrics
Daddy Stops Shopping	181	(6)
Household Hints from Hugh
Daddy Loses Consciousness	187	(6)
Of Jellybean Epics and Glassy Eyes
The Daddy in Winter	193	(8)
Of Cocoa and Co-dependency
Daddy Has Talent	201	(4)
Of Paternal Pluck and Drawing Ducks
Daddy Busts His Buttons	205	(4)
Or Does He?
Daddy Has a Father	209	(4)
Of Sorrow, Zest, and All the Rest
How Does Daddy Love Thee?	213	(4)
The Poetry of Poppa
The Ten Commandments of Daddy	217
At Last, Some Rules to Live By