Muddle your way through being a grandparent

"Aimed at today's generation of grandparents who refuse to be treated as befuddled old dears, this award-worthy book will take you through a hilarious series of scientifically questionable quizzes, flowcharts, role-playing exercises, checklists and celebrity advice. Worried you might not be a competent gran or gramps? Well, don't panic! Yet. This will arm you with the essential tips and tricks the so-called experts don't dare to tell you. Find out: What to do if your grandchild is ugly. Ways to inform your daughter she's a hopeless mum. Which illnesses to fake to get out of babysitting. Simple ways to make your war stories more exciting. What happens when grannies go evil. How to spot if you're losing your memory. Of course, you could read a normal book on grandparenting, full of nice, fluffy ways to bond with your grandchild and Oprah-inspired guff on modern child-rearing. Yes, it might make you a better grandparent. But at what cost? "--Back cover.