lapero house publishing

Dadhood: Underpaid and Overwhelmed is the brutally honest, darkly hilarious illustrated book every dad never knew he needed, until he found himself elbow-deep in a 3am poo-splosion, contemplating his life choices.

Blending razor-sharp wit with laugh-out-loud rhymes and clever illustrations, this is fatherhood served raw: messy, ridiculous, and somehow heart-warming (as heart-warming as finding a cold beer in the fridge). Whether you’re a new dad wondering what fresh hell you’ve stumbled into, or a veteran dad with Bluey’s theme song permanently embedded in your brain, this book speaks your language.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Resilience: Learning to accept that your DIY projects are now ＂helped＂ by a toddler with a hammer.
• Patience: Listening to your daughter’s 20-minute story about her imaginary friend who lives in the cupboard and apparently owes you rent.
• Creativity: Discovering that drawing abs on your dad bod somehow qualifies as self-care.
• Growth: Teaching your son to aim higher than you because one day, someone has to pay for the therapy.
• Love: Feeling grateful for that catastrophic midnight diaper blowout because, hey, it’s quality time.

This is the perfect gift for Father’s Day, new dads, soon-to-be dads, and every exhausted man who’s ever Googled ’how to childproof a beer fridge’. Real dads deserve real laughs.