Call Me Dad, Not Dude. The Sequel: Surviving the perils of parenting, one teen at a time

Matthew Keenan has been writing humor for The Kansas City Star and local magazines for the last twelve years. His first book, “Call Me Dad, Not Dude,” was published in 2007 and remains popular today. His latest book includes his best columns since “Dude I” and helps parents stay sane while raising teenagers in a texting, tweeting, topsy, turvy world. Whether its coping with the adolescent sports scene, grappling with the notion of his high school senior canceling Keenan’s own vote in a Presidential election, reclaiming rights to the car radio, or understanding the lease agreement for the party house his college junior is about to sign — Keenan’s world is our world. Matt deftly contrasts the simplicity of growing up in the ’60s and ’70s with the challenges of raising teenagers today. If humor is the best medicine, this book is worth a day’s trip to CVS or Walgreens. With no co-pay.