My Parents Were Awesome – The Book

Posted by Dirk on Thursday, April 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I’m awesome!
Yes!
Because I’m a father and therefore a parent and therefore awesome.
I know that because of “My Parents were awesome”, a book by Eliot Glazer whose blog of the same name became widely known about 2 years ago. Amazon writes: The blog features submitted pictures of parents when they were super awesome. Now Eliot made his blog into a book.

NEWSFLASH: Your mom and dad weren’t always parents. They used to be people—and they were awesome

They bathed you. They fed you. They raised you to become the person you are today. Your parents are an integral part of your story. But guess what? They have a story too—one that started long before you entered the picture. Before embarrassing fanny packs and Lite FM, there was a time when Mom and Dad were young and carefree—just like you. They were also fun and flirty, full of hope and desire and effortlessly cool.

Here are more info, some awesome parents (including mine!) and a video:

Based on the wildly popular website, My Parents Were Awesome shares heartwarming and hilarious essays by sons and daughters—including Jamie Deen, Christian Lander, Dave Itzkoff, Katherine Center, Laurie Notaro, and Holly Peterson—who tell tales of their folks before babies, mortgages, and receding hairlines: the mom and dad who traveled by VW bus to see Led Zeppelin for $1, the grandmother whose halter top and shorts belied her perfect demeanor, the father whose wanderlust passed down to his equally nomadic daughter. Accompanied by treasured vintage photographs, these stories will make you laugh, melt your heart, and spark your own reflections of Mom and Dad.

You can order the book at Amazon.

Here are some appetizers:

and my folks fit in nicely:

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