Mike Birbiglia

The New One

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With laugh-out-loud observations on the rollercoaster ride that is being a new parent, New York Times bestselling author and award-winning comedian Mike Birbiglia delivers a book that is perfect for anyone who has ever raised a child, been a child, or refuses to stop acting like a child.
In 2016 comedian Mike Birbiglia and poet Jennifer Hope Stein took their fourteen-month-old daughter Oona to the Nantucket Film Festival. When the festival director picked them up at the airport she asked Mike if he would perform at the storytelling night.
She said, “The theme of the stories is jealousy.”
Jen quipped, “You're jealous of Oona. You should talk about that.”
And so Mike began sharing some of his darkest and funniest thoughts about the decision to have a child. Jen and Mike revealed to each other their sides of what had gone down during Jen's pregnancy and that first year with their child.
Over the next couple years, these stories…
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  • Despandrihas quoted2 years ago
    Everyone at college was pretending to have a lot of friends. And pretending to be smart. And pretending to be well read. And pretending to have a plan for the future. So I moved to New York City. And I met all these comedians who were pretending to be confident and pretending to be successful. Now my wife and I have a daughter and we live in a neighborhood full of parents who are pretending to love their lives and pretending to have nice apartments and pretending to have nice living rooms. Our daughter loves dressing up as a fairy and a princess and a bunny. It’s practically the first thing we teach her. To pretend.
  • Despandrihas quoted2 years ago
    I didn’t even plan to be old in the first place. Fuck.
  • Despandrihas quoted2 years ago
    Oona, what I want you to know is that your mom and I love you and we want you to be honest with the people closest to you. Your friends, your parents, your wife, your husband, your girlfriend, your boyfriend—anyone you feel close to. I hope that you’re comfortable telling them how you feel. It’s not easy to do. Because the truth is often uncomfortable. The way you really feel about things can seem unpleasant. But in my forty years of experience, I have found that it’s the best chance you have to truly connect with other people.

    Because all we have is each other.
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