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[–] titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 minute ago

I need to buy that book just to have it for my kids to find.

[–] Angelevo@feddit.nl 1 points 13 minutes ago

Hey, at least it was not "Help! My child is stupid" .

[–] Hairyfishnuts@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 hour ago

If you bought it you already know the answer.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 37 points 6 hours ago

They probably figured you couldn't read it. You sure showed them! Nice job, buddy!

[–] Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

One of my favorite decorations is a bookshelf with very prominently featured titles that make people question either my sanity or their own.

[–] LilaOrchideen@feddit.org 9 points 5 hours ago (2 children)
[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 1 points 13 minutes ago

Handbook for the Recently Deceased

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago

Right next to Jack Kerouac

[–] robolemmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 5 hours ago

Get them back... keep a copy of "Toxic Parents" prominently on your bookshelf.

True story: I was reading that book way back in the early 1990s and my stepdad came over for some reason. I went to put on shoes and when I came back, he had the book in his hands, looking at the cover. He dropped it like it was on fire, we traded an awkward look, then never spoke of it again.

[–] Bonus@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Best place to hide their weed.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

the Fargrant Lharmãcy

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 5 points 5 hours ago

No matter how you feel about your child, its important to check