Showing results by author "Dan Marshall" in Relationships, Parenting & Personal Development

At 25 Dan left his 'spoiled white asshole' life in Los Angeles to look after his dying parents in Salt Lake City, Utah. His mother, who had already been battling cancer on and off for close to 15 years, had taken a turn for the worse. His father, a devoted marathon runner and adored parent, had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, which was quickly eroding his body. Dan's four siblings were already home, caring for their parents and resenting Dan for not doing the same.

Follow writer Dan Marshall (“Home is Burning”) as he shares his hilarious and blunt journey from “Peter Pan” man-child to full-blown adult, finally hanging up his tights to become a dad. Dan's dirty mouth is only outweighed by his big heart as he narrates his adventures, from being distracted by fantasy football while waiting for their first pregnancy test to realizing he's never going finish that “White Men Can't Jump” digital rental while in the delivery room. Dan's voyage into parenthood is his own but will ring humorous and nostalgic to many new and long-time parents.