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Brett Grayson Laughs about ‘What Could Go Wrong’ While Parenting

April 1, 2019 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

Brett Grayson refers to himself a successful trial attorney who also writes books. But don’t confuse him with John Grisham. In fact, as he notes on his website, he is “John Grisham Without the Success.”

Grayson earlier this year released his first book, What Could Go Wrong?: My Mostly Comedic Journey through Marriage, Parenting and Depression. In this autobiographical tome, the New Jersey resident writes about the trials (pun intended) he and his wife go through trying to conceive and later during her pregnancy, her dealings with postpartum depression, the inevitable comedy in raising a child, and battling his own depression and anxiety.

He discusses all this along with his desire to try to find the funny in the darkest episodes of his life and his decision to use a pen name to protect his law career on the latest edition of the Modern Dads Podcast. This episode features City Dads Group columnist Whit Honea as guest host.

Grayson, a father of two, describes himself in one published story as “a sometimes-depressed/always-lazy parent who preaches discipline, which in reality translates to impatience, yelling, and finally caving to all their desires.” His book is described as one couple’s journey to navigate a 10-month pregnancy (yep, one extra month) “from the always romantic conception, to her water breaking in the most unique way possible” and then “attempt parenthood.” Along the way, they face “pre- and post-natal complications, battles with their own mental health; and those rapidly growing and irrational miniature versions of themselves.”

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Author Brett Grayson talks about his new book, “What Could Go Wrong?: My Mostly Comedic Journey Through Marriage, Parenting and Depression.” He discusses his effort to bring humor to stories related to his own mental health and why he thinks it is important to be open and honest about the darker moments of parenting and marriage.

 

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Filed Under: entertainment, parenting styles Tagged With: anxiety, books, depression, mental health, Modern Dad Podcast, podcasts

About Kevin McKeever

Kevin McKeever, editor for City Dads Group, is a freelance writer in between his duties as an at-home dad to three: boy, girl and canine. He writes the nationally award-winning "Party of One" newspaper column, tweets at @homeanduncool, and books face at Always Home and Uncool.

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