ILLUSTRATED MANUALS. TERRIBLE INSTRUCTIONS.
Get it wrong.
On purpose.
Anyone can make a mistake.
These books will help you make it a habit.
Meet a collection of reverse manuals for adults, starting with the most confidently unhelpful dad in the room.
Start with a bad exampleBy Albert Ruco · Written in English
That may actually help.
How to Be a Bad Father
If you want to be Father of the Year, this is not your book.
Still here? Good. Let's lower some expectations.
Turn everyday family tasks into somebody else's problem. Follow the steps until someone says, “I'll just do it myself.” That is the sound of progress.
English · Paperback · 6 × 9 inches · Second edition · Albert Ruco
A SMALL TASTE OF FAILURE
“You need only three phrases: “Uh-huh,” “That's nice,” and “Ask your mother.” Use them in that order.”
From Chapter 6, “How to Listen Without Hearing a Word”
01 Ignore your children without leaving the room.
04 Cook dinner. Expect applause.
13 Help with homework you do not understand.
18 Set screen rules for everyone else.
TRY BEFORE YOU FAIL
One minute.
Six pages.
Read the opening and the complete first chapter. These are the actual pages from the second edition.
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