I am a child psychiatrist, writer and stand up comedian. My book, Shrink Rap – An Irreverent Take on Child Psychiatry, will be coming out in May ‘08. Thanks for checking out the blog!
-Robin Altman
Shrink Rap
Child Psychiatrist, Robin Altman MD, writes about children, parenthood, and shoes.
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May 5, 2008 at 10:13 am |
Working with you is outstanding and I can’t wait to read your book. You are an outstanding person so no matter what you or your husband does, that should not matter. But it is fun husband bashing, I agree. So tell A. to stop and you will cook for 1 week. Wednesday’s should be good you don’t seem to work. Ha Ha
Joyce M
May 5, 2008 at 11:27 am |
Wednesdays are the best! I love working with you, Joyce. You’re the bomb.
May 28, 2008 at 6:53 am |
Robin,
Perhaps you would review my book Just Like His Father? A Guide to Overcoming Your Child’s Genetic Connection to Antisocial Behavior, Addiction and ADHD. If you like I will review your book and consider offering it from my site.
32,000 people visited the above web site in the last year and I haven’t started advertising yet!
Thanks,
Liane J. Leedom, M.D.
May 28, 2008 at 5:19 pm |
Liane,
I’d love to read your book! Could you send me your website connections again? This stupid blog ate them.
-Robin
August 26, 2008 at 3:35 pm |
Dear Dr. A.:
I so had to finish the book while I was writing my syllabi for this fall, much needed comic relief, and somehow the take-away message is
a) you have a heart as big as all outdoors, and
b) the rest of us, who don’t, will be able to cope somehow anyway.
Everyone must buy this book!
Re the kid with skin sensitivities to sand, the long bicycle-shorts-type swim trunks that Speedo calls Jammers help some kids…Some sand gets in, but not enough to require a surgical intervention…
Hope you will write more, more visits to the Shrink Rap planet much appreciated… Any genre that uses the word “booger” before page ten follows in the immortal footsteps of Dave Barry…
PS: Most of the bites and claw marks are gone now. And my hair is growing back. So right about the biotin (vitamin HAIR!) and folic acid doesn’t hurt either.
TC
August 26, 2008 at 4:38 pm |
TC: That is an absolutely wonderful review! And anyone who appreciates the use of the word booger is A.O.K. in my book!
Thanks for the Jammers advice. That will come in sandy, er, I mean handy.
Glad the claw marks are gone. Aargh!
-Robin
August 26, 2008 at 7:38 pm |
TC: As an aside, I told my husband that I felt really proud that you said I had a heart as big as the outdoors, and he said, “Are you sure she didn’t mean your ass?”
August 26, 2008 at 7:48 pm |
No one is looking at your ass. They’re checking out your really cool shoes!
August 26, 2008 at 8:21 pm |
Carole: Sniff. That may be the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me.
October 12, 2008 at 8:44 pm |
Based on observation and ongoing analysis after reading and studying your writings I would have to surmise that you come from a father who is a frightening driver, and has serious burping and eating issues. In addition, your mother must possess the repeating gene as well as the constant noshing gene. All of these things have contributed to your insane comedic genious and eventual induction into the psycho hall of fame.
October 12, 2008 at 9:33 pm |
Marcie: In the enevitable detective spirit of such greats as Sherlock Holmes, and Miss Marples, I have concluded that this must be my cousin Marcie. That is the only way you could know about the horrible driving and the repeating gene, (to which you, yourself have been subjected). Just remember, the repeating gene X linked and completely dominant, and if you should have a little girl one day…..Mwahahahaha!
October 12, 2008 at 11:26 pm |
Thanks for visiting my blog!
I LOVE the title of your book!!! It’s very clever, but I’m sure you hear that all the time.
I will be back to peruse your blog more properly…
October 13, 2008 at 8:11 am |
Hi Chris! Welcome! My father was very happy that he has a fan. I’m scared he’s going to figure out how to get his own google account, and start commenting everywhere. Then they will certainly cart him away….
October 20, 2008 at 5:03 pm |
[...] Robin Altman’s Shrink Rap blog is a bit outside the realm of ordinary. And that is exactly what makes it so endearing. The blog is a mix of friendly and funny child-rearing advice, stories from her own household (which you will surely find refreshingly familiar), and general observations on life. Humorous posts (which most all of them are) show Robin to be an approachable professional and human being, one who you’ll be glad to share tales from parenthood with and, quite probably, find in her a kindred and understanding spirit. [...]
November 4, 2008 at 10:45 pm |
Thanks for coming to visit the domestic fringe! Hope you’ll come back again.
November 4, 2008 at 10:47 pm |
My pleasure! It’s an awesome blog!
November 9, 2008 at 11:29 pm |
I loved this – I blogged about the same thing today and then landed on this somehow. So glad I found you. My husband who cooks: http://momwithmoney.wordpress.com
March 4, 2009 at 11:08 pm |
I think you might like this blog. It’s a little like an online women’s magazine.
http://womenscolony.squarespace.com/main/
-FringeGirl
March 19, 2009 at 9:48 pm |
So, I’ve actually read this blog for awhile, and never had the balls to comment until recently. Love love love it.
My small, and nowhere near as funny blog, is http://fabkiwi06.wordpress.com