{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Saving Your Child from Ostrich Attacks & Finding the Humor in Parenting - with James Breakwell","description":"Comedian Ray Romano once noted that "having children is like living in a frat house \u2014 nobody sleeps, everything's broken, and there\u2019s a lot of throwing up."   As just about everyone listening to this right now knows, being a parent is one of the hardest things you\u2019ll ever do. Sure, it\u2019s also the most wonderful, joyous, meaningful thing you\u2019ll ever do\u2014but it\u2019s no cakewalk.   That\u2019s why it really is so important to be able to look at the craziness of raising kids\u2014yes, including the vomit everywhere\u2014and somehow find the humor in it all.   That\u2019s the superpower of my guest today, James Breakwell. James is a professional comedy writer and self-described \u201camateur parent\u201d of four girls, aged 8 and under. His parenting humor twitter account @XplodingUnicorn boasts over 1 million followers. Because of the way the social media world works, you may or may not recognize that account name, but I guarantee you\u2019ve seen his writings if you\u2019re on social media.   James\u2019s online writing, most commonly taking the form of conversations between himself and one of his kids, deftly brings to life the innocence and absurdity of living in a house with tiny people whose understanding of the world is tenuous at best. But he does it in a way that I really appreciate and that makes him stand out from so many other parenting humorists\u2014by respecting and marveling at his kids along the way.   He is the author of three books, including Only Dead on the Inside: A Parent\u2019s Guide to Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse, Bare Minimum Parenting: The Ultimate Guide to Not Quite Ruining Your Child, and his newest book\u2014How to Save Your Child from Ostrich Attacks, Accidental Time Travel, and Anything Else that Might Happen on an Average Tuesday.   This was a conversation that I really think you\u2019re going to enjoy. If you do, and you want to share this episode by sharing the link drstevesilvestro.com\/108 , neither James nor I will be offended! ","author_name":"The Child Repair Guide with Dr. Steve Silvestro","author_url":"http:\/\/www.drstevesilvestro.com","html":"