I have no idea what happened following my involvement (I’m mostly investigative) but yeah…that kid’s got a rough future ahead no matter which of several possible scenarios plays out . Meet 10 of the silliest, wickedest and most embarrassing parents of all time in this rollicking listen from author, actor and comedian David Walliams. Last I heard, he FINALLY was able to get his own apartment, but I still see them around town together. The book over all is really fantastic but just reviewing the book in itself would not give a proper description.

I absolutely love this series even though the characters aren't exactly the type to appeal to anyone. But there are some Storie is like more than others and maybe 1 or 2 stories I didn't enjoy that much. I met parents who didn’t let his kid get into other parents cars for car pooling as it was too much of a liability issue. I am a massive fan of David Walliams’ books so I had high hopes for this book, and thankfully it not only lived up to my expectations it well and truly surpassed them.

Suitable for middle grade readers (and their parents for that matter), this is an easy and enjoyable collection. He can’t speak clearly at all, I can’t understand him although I know he is trying to say valuable and competent things. Helicopter mom ruined that guy and he’s gonna be so screwed when she kicks it and leaves him behind.

My two personal favourites were Tudor Tutelage and Lord Grandiose (this gave me Matilda and The Twits vibes if you’ve ever read those Dahl classics). I liked the idea of the six girls being a police officer and the police officer said helped reach they mum Harriet a lesson. The only reason I know the names of the kids across the street is that their mother is constantly screaming at them from her perch on the porch. Timmy knew the end of their relationship was inevitable, and planned on dropping her off at a facility after the vacation. Although I bought this with an Audible credit with the intention of listening to it with the kids I actually started listening to it myself without them.She’ll even go with him to the bathroom at the county fair… And I’m 27 now so he’s gotta be around 32ish.

And she treated the dog better than her own family literally at a point the dog(s) took over the entire house but I'll get to that. I don’t think I’ll ever forget thinking in that moment “sorry kid, you’ve got very little chance of being normal. David and Tony also collaborated on the 2017 World Book Day title, BLOB, and on the blockbuster collections The World’s Worst Children 1, 2 and 3, The World’s Worst Teachers and The World’s Worst Parents. His debut children's novel, The Boy in the Dress, was published in 2008 to unanimous critical acclaim and he has since developed a reputation as a natural successor to Roald Dahl. I was kinda hyped to read this story cause by the image illustrated in the book Belinda looked really bougie and I did kinda expect a storyline about a bougie parent.

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I reserve my opinion on whether these are true or fictitious but I do insist they are fascinating to read. A South Korean couple was arrested for neglecting their three-month-old baby girl, allowing her to starve to death. Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 40 million copies, and his books translated into 53 languages. All of his siblings are sisters and the son knows that his dad kept trying until he got his boy that he could groom into a football star.

A few things irritated me, for example passive aggressive solutions to problems and biking at speed without helmets. A few stood out for one reason or another - a parent who takes all his kids' toys reminded me of the Lego Movie and the Dad who won't let his children play with the family set, a Supermum who was actually pretty sympathetic (I am a Mum, after all! We were on again off again and the relationship was clearly doomed, but we were still a couple and were planning an out of state vacation to the very first anime convention of the year, Ichiboncon.