Rules?! I don't need no stinkin' rules...ok...maybe I do need more funny, insightful, sometimes ridiculous (but strangely still very smart) rules from Jason Gay.

I tend to not pay attention to by-lines on articles and I rarely read anything sports related, so I wasn't sure about reading something from a sports columnist I'd never heard of. But this book is fantastic. Several times while reading, I would text/call/talk to Jesse about how HE needed to read this book. There were several passages I highlighted -- like about being "cool" (do you KNOW how many "cool" parents I follow on Instagram. It's ridiculous because they're parents. They REALLY AREN'T COOL!). I have SO much embarrassing music on my phone and I'm no longer going to be ashamed of how many times I listen to "Bye Bye Bye" thanks to this book. He also discusses comments on the Internet and how he handles them. <3 Brilliant. So many good nuggets of knowledge and amazing advice from a wonderful writer.

Definitely a book to buy the fathers in your life -- the father of your children, the father of your father, the father that is your own, the potential father, any type of father. (I mean, sure, mothers, too, but especially all the dads.)