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A nostalgic look back at childhood and the simple values that made America great
In a world of helicopter parents, overscheduled children, hamstrung teachers, and entitled teenagers, one sometimes wonders if imagination, determination, dedication, and good old respect have gone the way of the dinosaur. In Mean Dads for a Better America, comedian and Fox News contributor Tom Shillue tells tales of his own childhood growing up in a large Irish Catholic family in suburban Massachusetts in the 1970s, and uses them to show how simple American values—love of God, Country, and Family—influenced the person he is and kept him grounded.
With charming, honest stories about his family and his road to adulthood, Tom Shillue takes a unique approach to addressing many of the issues that confound American parents today—our permissive culture, political correctness, overzealous parenting, and the dominance of technology over good old-fashioned outdoor play. Mean Dads for a Better America illuminates the essential virtues of a simpler time while also reminding us that it’s important to laugh while we work out where we are headed.