From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Couplehood and Familyhood: Insights on infants with “an out-loud laugh on every page” (San Francisco Chronicle).

Just as Paul Reiser and his wife had finally figured out how to successfully live together as two people, why would they want to jeopardize everything with a whole new human being? Sitting next to two exceptionally loud little ones on an airplane gives them some strong arguments against it, but if they don’t “take the next step,” who’s going to drive them around when they’re old and cranky? This classic New York Times bestseller from the actor and comedian contemplates the indecision, the anxiety, the exhaustion, and the hard-earned rewards of deciding to perpetuate the species.

“For the couple considering parenthood as well as for parents who are decades past their days of diaper changing . . . this book hits home and hits the funnybone.” —Chicago Tribune

“Reiser knows how to wrench a laugh from sticky situations, and in his life, since his firstborn arrived, every situation has been sticky or moist.” —Los Angeles Times

“This book won’t help you be a better parent, but it might put you in a better frame of mind about the whole experience.” —Detroit News