Rejected reviews… and pictures!

Three people have told me their Amazon review of my book, Be a Happier Parent or Laugh Trying was rejected by the inscrutable Amazon police. Since they went to the trouble, I hate for their thoughtful words to be lost in the ethos of the internet. The hilarious, thought-provoking Tref of Trefology, and non-blogger, Theresa, were kind enough to share their efforts with me.

Here’s what Tref wrote:

I am a long time reader of Betsy’s blog, Parenting Is Funny. I am not a parent, or a pediatrician, a Franciscan, or a retired early-childhood mental health counselor. I do have a turtle. And it’s a very naughty turtle, but, really, I am just a guy who likes funny things. And Betsy Kerekes is very, very funny. She is also very wise. In classical philosophy she would be called a sage. But fortunately for us, classical philosophy does not enter into it. Nobody ever put down a copy of Schopenhauer’s Parerga and Paralipomena and said, “That is hilarious!” But with this book, you will do just that.

Golly, thanks, Tref!

And Theresa said:

Mrs. Kerekes writes a book about parenting that is very helpful with good advice and very entertaining, making me laugh— which is something highly needed at this time in my life as I have 2 teenagers and one young adult in college. My previous life was as a registered nurse in a neonatal and pediatric ICU with many challenging children to take care of, but I must say, parenting trumps that job and is the most difficult thing I’ve ever had to do. Taking the attitude and humor that Mrs. Kerekes recommends is what gets me through this parenting job….. All I can say is thank you, Betsy, for making me a happier parent!!

Garsh, Theresa. That was swell of you.

And now for the non-related pictures, because I did promise pictures.

Two of my girls taking up knitting.

Neighbor Cat basically lives in our yard. She seems wholly unconcerned by her imminent danger should The Toddler be let loose in the yard.

Joe (aka The Toddler) with pipe cleaner glasses.

Blissfully holding my niece’s kitten, Jelly Bean.

Fallen petals from a jacaranda tree.

The resilience of this cut-down, knocked-out tree should be a lesson to us all.

I hear this is a good book.

Okay, fine, and one related photo of my book cover, since that seems logical. Oh, and hey, did I mention I had two other books, just in case anyone is learning this for the first time. I’ll just go ahead and post pics of those too. (You can click them for links. You know, if you want to.)

    

Which review and/or picture(s) was/were your favorites?