The Balckberry Diaries | Book Review and Giveaway

Toddlers and technology – Not So Different!

Owning a Blackberry® smartphone is a little like adding another child to your family. The device is constantly buzzing, poking, and distracting its owner from whatever it is she’s trying to accomplish. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the uncooperative two-year-old hanging off mom’s leg at the Motor Vehicle Office. And is that holster really any different from a Baby Bjorn? Still not convinced? Consider:

• They both “start up” the minute you visit the washroom.
• They both go off in the middle of the night
• They’re both heartier than you think, but sometimes the slightest thing can lead to a complete breakdown.

The Blackberry® Diaries: Adventures in Modern Motherhood is a no-holds-barred trip through the wacky world of toddlers and technology. Hang on, it’s a wild ride.

Kathy Buckworth is the author of several parenting humour books including Journey to the Darkside: Supermom Goes Home and The Secret Life of Supermom. She is the only two-time winner of the Professional Writers Association of Canada Excellence in Humour Writing Award, and her writing appears in national publications and on websites around the world through her monthly “Funny Mummy” column. She is the parenting expert on Slice Television’s Birth Days, and appears regularly on CBC, CTV, Global and CityTV. Follow the continuing Blackberry adventures with Kathy by visiting her blog.

Being the proud new owner of my very own Blackberry® I was anxious to read this book and see just how true the parallels are between children and the BB smartphone. This book is head on and cracked me up throughout the whole thing. My favorite chapters are “Fun and Upgrades”, which my husband kept asking me what was so funny because I was laughing every minute, and “Things You Might Not Know About BrickBreaker”. You really just have to pick this book up and read it yourself, you will laugh out loud at the glaring similarities between a BlackBerry® and your toddler. Definitely a must read!

And I have 4 copies to giveaway to 4 Dirty Shirt readers. See rules below to enter to win your copy today…

Giveaway

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• 1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away 4 Copies of The Balckberry Diaries! Check it out here http://tinyurl.com/klosus. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
• 2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on September 25, with winner being announced the morning of September 26. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.