Laughing 8216til We Cried8212by Rosemary Guy Scott8212For better or worse, through thick and thin,Laughing or crying, How blessed we8217ve beenHelp me Whether you are a parent at your wit8217s end or a grown child of a parent who struggled to raise you, this book will show you how to keep your sanity and laugh through the tears Awardwinning authors Rosemary Guy Scott take you through the pitfalls and pratfalls of real parenting with truetolife stories that will make you laugh, or at least ponder the most philosophical questions and issues in life such as: 8220If a person had no thumbs, how could they hitchhike?8221 or 8220Lucky died at lunch today and we really need to change his name 8221 This is a compilation of published articles of the Scotts8217 highly popular humor column 8220Through Thick and Thin,8221 which ran in local newspapers for several years, as well as some of their previously unpublished work If you prefer to focus on the humor of problems (such as how to feed four kids when your spouse just got fired, or what to say when the neighbor loudly proclaims that her one child is 10x more work than your brood), then this book is for you This book will help parents who are struggling with toddlers and teens it will show you how to smile and pretend to be supportive when your teenagers form a heavy metal garage band, and everyone is just learning how to play electric guitars and drums while screaming hideously at the top of their lungs If you8217ve ever woken up in the middle of the night on a camping trip when the farts hang so thick in the tent that the air resembles mustard gas and all the while the wild pigs are snorting dangerously close outside so that there is no escape, then this book is for you Yes, yes, we know that you love your children more than life itself but face it: someday you may find yourself clutching a sick toddler and racing down the hall in an effort to avoid the projectile vomiting from spurting into your hair But the sad reality is that you will not make it on time, and two showers later, your spouse wonders why you take such long bathroom breaks wherein you find yourself weeping or talking on the phone or laughing uncontrollably so you don8217t lose it If any of this rings true, then this book is for you 8220Laughing till We Cried,8221 is an instant classic which promises to thrill, delight, and amuse you with stories about the joys of parenthood and the husbandwife relationship Cheaper than a case of Kleenex or professional therapy, this book will entertain you 8216til the cows come home, 8216til the chickens come to roost, or at the very least, until you pass out into blissful dreamland where every child on the planet is loved and beloved, and all is right with the world