Danny Ricker

yeah exactly yeah that's the phase i'm in now but um but yeah so so then i went like okay so what's the problem i think i just realized i go yeah i am i'm no longer like a person i used i used to be a person and i had hobbies and friends i saw and all these things and now i'm just i'm like my kids service animal basically and and so kind of the faux premise of my faux self-help book is how to parent less and then kind of get your your life back so you can go back to living your life

And, you know, again, it's a comedy book. It's a collection of comedy essays. But I will say, as I as I've read through it again, as now that it's like printed up in a real book, I go, you know, not everything is bullshit in here. There are kind of like some decent ideas and they're all based on real things I've observed as a parent. So, you know, generally speaking, the book is humor.

And, you know, again, it's a comedy book. It's a collection of comedy essays. But I will say, as I as I've read through it again, as now that it's like printed up in a real book, I go, you know, not everything is bullshit in here. There are kind of like some decent ideas and they're all based on real things I've observed as a parent. So, you know, generally speaking, the book is humor.

And, you know, again, it's a comedy book. It's a collection of comedy essays. But I will say, as I as I've read through it again, as now that it's like printed up in a real book, I go, you know, not everything is bullshit in here. There are kind of like some decent ideas and they're all based on real things I've observed as a parent. So, you know, generally speaking, the book is humor.

But my hope is that parents will read it and feel seen a little bit and go, oh, yeah, actually, I go through this on a daily basis, too. And, you know.

But my hope is that parents will read it and feel seen a little bit and go, oh, yeah, actually, I go through this on a daily basis, too. And, you know.

But my hope is that parents will read it and feel seen a little bit and go, oh, yeah, actually, I go through this on a daily basis, too. And, you know.

Yes. I, I'm by my nature, I'm also a very organized person and you know, it's, it's hard for me just to like let things go sometimes. But you know, I, I do enjoy it too. I enjoy being a parent. And that was one thing when I started writing the book, I was like, I don't want this to be like a anti-kid book. I actually like really enjoy being a dad. It's just that like I'm, I'm

Yes. I, I'm by my nature, I'm also a very organized person and you know, it's, it's hard for me just to like let things go sometimes. But you know, I, I do enjoy it too. I enjoy being a parent. And that was one thing when I started writing the book, I was like, I don't want this to be like a anti-kid book. I actually like really enjoy being a dad. It's just that like I'm, I'm

Yes. I, I'm by my nature, I'm also a very organized person and you know, it's, it's hard for me just to like let things go sometimes. But you know, I, I do enjoy it too. I enjoy being a parent. And that was one thing when I started writing the book, I was like, I don't want this to be like a anti-kid book. I actually like really enjoy being a dad. It's just that like I'm, I'm

at constant odds with like, okay, like, am I going to engage in this ridiculous thing I'm being sucked into here? Or am I just going to like exercise a little just stoicism and, you know, put something at arm's length? And, you know, really what I'm trying to look for in the book is like corners you can cut that won't affect your kids negatively, right?

at constant odds with like, okay, like, am I going to engage in this ridiculous thing I'm being sucked into here? Or am I just going to like exercise a little just stoicism and, you know, put something at arm's length? And, you know, really what I'm trying to look for in the book is like corners you can cut that won't affect your kids negatively, right?

at constant odds with like, okay, like, am I going to engage in this ridiculous thing I'm being sucked into here? Or am I just going to like exercise a little just stoicism and, you know, put something at arm's length? And, you know, really what I'm trying to look for in the book is like corners you can cut that won't affect your kids negatively, right?

You know, it's like sometimes like you really – You do things because, like you said, you feel like you're supposed to like, you know, you're like, oh, you know, you're supposed to sew your kids Halloween costume by hand. It's like, like, what? Why? Like, are you you're not being graded or whatever. And it's like, you know what? Twelve dollars on Amazon.

You know, it's like sometimes like you really – You do things because, like you said, you feel like you're supposed to like, you know, you're like, oh, you know, you're supposed to sew your kids Halloween costume by hand. It's like, like, what? Why? Like, are you you're not being graded or whatever. And it's like, you know what? Twelve dollars on Amazon.

You know, it's like sometimes like you really – You do things because, like you said, you feel like you're supposed to like, you know, you're like, oh, you know, you're supposed to sew your kids Halloween costume by hand. It's like, like, what? Why? Like, are you you're not being graded or whatever. And it's like, you know what? Twelve dollars on Amazon.

Exactly. They're going to be just as happy.

Exactly. They're going to be just as happy.

Exactly. They're going to be just as happy.

So I, you know, it was trying to like take the self-imposed ridiculousness that I feel like we're doing either for show for other parents or, you know, generationally, we feel like we're supposed to do, or our kids will grow up to be serial killers, you know, if we don't do X, Y, and Z. And, you know, I, I think ultimately they don't need much other than just like, you know, they need to know you love them and you got to take them to get ice cream every once in a while.