Tim's first book...
In the Beginning...There Were No Diapers
Laughing and Learning in the First Years of Fatherhood
If you can change a diaper in an airplane lavatory...
If you can recite The Cat in the Hat by heart...
If you find cookie crumbs in your pocket...
Then you’re a parent who’ll get a
good laugh -- and inspiration -- from
In the Beginning...There Were No
Diapers. Tim Bete understands that
in the midst of the challenges of
parenting there’s always a chance to smile
and recognize the miracle of the young life that is yours to care for. His real life stories will make you laugh out loud and they’ll fill you with a sense of gratitude to God for this marvelous calling.
Drawn from his beloved column "Where I Live," each story is an insightful and uplifting lesson in parenting. With self-effacing humor and a playful sense of fun, Bete helps you to smile and relax, to enjoy parenting a little more and worry a little less. Permeated by a sense of faith but never preachy, In the Beginning…There Were No Diapers will open your eyes to the little miracles of daily life — when your child finally goes potty in the toilet, eats a vegetable, or finds first base. And once your eyes are open, the lessons begin to arrive every day.
Whether you’re doing the 3 A.M. feeding or taking the training wheels off a bike, Tim Bete will remind you why you’re doing it. He’ll keep you on track. And he’ll make you laugh!
Praise for In The Beginning...
"Hilarious! A wonderful book!"
"Tim Bete brings humor and insight to the job of fatherhood, capturing the many miracles of parenthood in this wonderful first book. His weekly column already charms people from coast to coast. In the Beginning... will be the first of many successful efforts for this up-and-coming humorist. This book will be a 'must get' for couple's showers, Father's Day, or any occasion when a gift is needed for a dad of any age. Witty and wry, Tim's style will keep dads -- and moms -- laughing for long time."
"The best clean, down-to-earth and funniest
book I've read in years."
-- Jodie Lynn, internationally syndicated parenting columnist
of Parent to Parent and author of Mommy-CEO (revised edition)
"Hilariously funny!"
"Smart, clever and funny. I laughed out loud at least once on every page -- that's 200 audible laughs, on top of at least three inner-chuckles per page -- which added up to one totally hilarious book. In The Beginning... is the perfect gift for anyone who has a child, who's about to have a child or was a child."
-- Karyl Miller, Emmy award-winning sitcom writer-producer whose credits include "The Cosby Show," "My sister Sam" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
"This book stands alone as the funniest read for parents of any age!"
"Tim Bete proves that laughter is the best epidural for life's rips and tears."
-- Patricia Wynn Brown, author of MOMMA CULPA, and writer and performer of HAIR THEATER
"If there was an 11th Commandment, it would be, 'Parents -- thou shalt read this hilarious book!'"
-- Deb DiSandro, author of Tales of a Slightly Off Supermom: Fighting for Truth, Justice and Clean Underwear!
"A must-read for any new parent..."
"Reminiscent of Dave Barry and Erma Bombeck."
-- Sandy Nickerson; Phoenix, Arizona
"Funny, laugh-out loud, fall-off-your-chair humorous writing!"
-- Sandra Ross; Puyallup, Washington
"Therapy for the soul."
-- Nick Hosford; Kettering, Ohio
