Babyproofing Your Marriage, Stacie Cockrell
Babyproofing Your Marriage, Stacie Cockrell
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Babyproofing Your Marriage

Author: Stacie Cockrell

Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck, Christopher Burns

Abridged: 5 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/23/2007


Synopsis

Warning! New parents are likely to experience:Scorekeeping—An exceedingly complex, often relentless, tit-for-tat war waged by husbands and wives over the division of parenting responsibilities and domestic chores. The Ten O'Clock Shoulder Tap—Considered by many men to be a form of foreplay. A paw on a wife's shoulder is how some men indicate their desire for sex. The Tap is rarely accompanied by a term of endearment or any other verbal form of communication and is seldom well received by the often-sleeping/almost-always-exhausted wife. The frustrated husband, meanwhile, wonders if his wife has pulled a Bait and Switch in the bedroom.Clash of the Grannies—A high stakes ""who will have the greatest influence on the grandkids"" tournament played by each set of grandparents. Competitive categories include: the Title Championship (who gets to be called ""Grandma""), the Battle for Floor and Wall Space, the Battle for Face Time, and Gratuitous Grandparental Gift-Giving. The Babyproofers are three women who wouldn't trade their roles as mothers for anything, and they love their husbands deeply. But after living through it and hearing the stories of hundreds of other couples, they know that with young children in the house, you need to block the stairs with baby gates, put plastic covers over the outlets, AND take the necessary steps to safeguard your marriage. Babyproofing Your Marriage is the warts-and-all truth about how having children can affect your relationship. The authors explore the transition to parenthood in light of their own experiences, with input from their husbands and commentary from men and women across the country. Their evenhanded approach to both sides of the marital equation allows spouses to understand each other in a whole new way. With loads of humor and practical advice, the Babyproofers will guide first-time parents and veterans alike around the rocky shores of the early parenting years. Don't fall prey to common relationship pitfalls: Babyproof Your Marriage!

About Stacie Cockrell

Stacie Harris Cockrell graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and went on to receive her MBA from the University of Texas. After graduate school, she was a finance and marketing professional at Dell Inc. and subsequently co-founded a high tech company in Austin, Texas. She currently resides in Austin with her husband, Ross, and their three children.

About Jennifer Van Dyck

Jennifer Van Dyck has starred on and off Broadway, in such films as The Contender and Bullets Over Broadway, and on television in Law & Order and Spin City.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ciara on March 27, 2013

i am relieved that i didn't read this until after i already had a baby, because it definitely would have scared me. but as a parent, i found it quite helpful. i picked it up from the library after yet another fight with jared. allow me to explain: in the almost-six years we were together before we h......more

Goodreads review by Zach on January 22, 2017

Unless you are in a relationship where you and your spouse are hardcore aligned with gender norms from the last century about 3/4 of this book is just straight up bad. The other 1/4 will at least make you feel better about how you are doing with your spouse. The majority of this book is directed towa......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on December 11, 2014

I listened to this book on CDs. For women reading this, if your spouse is the jealous type, does no domestic chores and when he does he expects praises, always keeps score of what he did and thinks only of sex and will trade domestic chores for some fun in the sack, and you have no desire for sex, t......more

Goodreads review by Adam on August 16, 2007

This is a very practical, specific, and insightful book regarding how men and women act in their marriage, why they do, and what changes (or will need to change) when you throw children into the mix. I especially recommend that couples read it so you can talk through the "do you *really* think that......more

Goodreads review by Carrie on August 28, 2013

This book is pretty awful at many points. I understand that to write such a book, you may have to make generalizations and stereotype groups ... but this is ridiculous. The book totally discredits men and their desires and capabilities. And it groups women together in very negative light. Some lines......more