Sugar Milk what dad drinks when he can't afford vodka
How does one go from being a successful, award winning salesman to finding creative ways to trick his new step kids into finishing their milk? Well that is the story that unfolds through the pages of Ron Mattocks’ book Sugar Milk, and what an entertaining and well written story. It is a true tale of a divorced dad treading the waters of internet dating, long distance parenting, job loss, being a stay at home dad, and what it mean to be a father.
The book is broken into chapters, like a collection of essays, that could be taken out of order and still stand on their own but work together to tell a story. While there are funny chapters on dates gone wrong and putting up with office nonsense it was the raw emotion and beauty of a chapter like Going Back where Mattocks writes about going back to Chicago for a Thanksgiving with his boys. The writing is strong and vivid and the emotion is moving. I have come back to read this chapter five or six times now and it still moves me. In there Mattocks talks about being self conscious about not being a writer but anyone that reads this book will strongly disagree.
Pick this book up for it’s funny stories, pick it up for it’s moving portrayal of parenting when your divorced and remarried, or pick it up for the creative ways that dad do things just a bit differently when they are at home. What ever you reason you will be glad you picked this book up.
P.S. I was not given anything for this review, not even a free book. This is just a book i picked up and enjoyed and think that you would enjoy too.
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Thanks for the review. I’m really glad you liked. (You get even more self-conscious as a writer once you work hits the street.) It;s been two years now and I still haven’t figured out how to trick the kids… durn rascals. One day.
I can’t thank you enough for reading and then reviewing the book. (will have it added to the web site).
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I read it a few weeks ago and so did my wife. I concur. It’s a fun read. Well worth the few bucks. I read mine on my Kindle.
.-= Keith Wilcox´s last blog ..Monopoly: Family Fun and Blood Thirst =-.
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