Reddit reviews All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

I think that's totally normal! When we first started I was really nervous, and one thing that helped me was listening to an audiobook called All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenting. Scary title, I know, but it really helped me face up to some of my fears about the worst parts of parenting, and also to really start to see all the wonderful things about it.

But maybe the thing that made me feel most ready was trying for a few months. Feeling that disappointment when my period would start really made me realize how much I wanted it. Good luck to you! It's a such a huge life change that it would probably be a bad sign if you weren't freaked out about it!

Why don’t you give him a little bit of homework? There are two books that I think he should read to get a better grasp of what child rearing entails and what it will do to your marriage: the first is called All Joy and No Fun: The paradox of modern parenthood. The second is called All the Rage: Mothers, Fathers, and the Myth of Equal Partnership.

Maybe he’s not a reader. So what? If having kids is something he wants, and your conversations about your concerns aren’t having an impact on him, then him committing to read and discuss these books with you will at least show that he’s willing to do some work toward understanding how you’ll both be in this together. And if he’s not willing to do the work of reading the books… Girl, that in itself tells you a lot.

Thanks for the... manifesto?

You should read this book..

All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L9E1R66/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_IW6JDbV4JKYTM