A Dad Turned All The Ridiculous Things He Ends Up Saying To His Kids Into A Book
"Honey, please don't lick the toaster."
Nathan Ripperger, a video producer and graphic designer from Iowa, has been posting these pictures online for years, but they only began to go viral last year.
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Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC
Ripperger is father to five ā FIVE ā boys.
Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC
Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC
And now he's made a book with illustrations of 80 of the weirdest things he's ended up saying to them.
Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC
Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC
Last year Ripperger told Today: "When you're a parent, after a while the absurdity just washes over you..."
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Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC
"That's the hardest part about parenting for me ā to not let yourself be so caught up with your day-to-day business of life and really just enjoy the time with your children."
Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC
Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC
If you like his work you can buy it here (or here if you live in America).
Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC
Nathan Ripperger / Via Ten Speed Press / Penguin Random House LLC