The TAO of Da-Da Or, "Strong Winds CAN Blow All Day Depending on How Much Sugar Has Been Ingested"

"Like Alan Watts with beany weenies." Chris Savia

Somewhere between Christmas and being roasted alive, The TAO of Da-da is what happens when a sleep-deprived parent misremembers excerpts of The Tao de Ching while high-speed toddlers crash and burn and scream into walls and furniture and innocent bystanders, with him just standing there, Legos stuck to his face, in fascination-of-the-abomination. Sample TAO of Da-da parenting wisdom:

"Empty your mind of all thoughts
Like you had any left?
Let your heart be at peace
but try to stay conscious.
Watch the turmoil born of Small Beings
but only contemplate using the duct tape..."

The Tao of Da-da marries a haggard dad's self-deprecating view of his own insane role with the wisdom of a venerable Chinese philosopher... along with select funniness from Da-da's award-winning parenting-humor-and-horror blog, "Triumph of a Man Called Da-da." Really, every day you survive as a parent is a triumph, and somewhere in there is The Way, or The TAO of Da-da.