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Whoever said marriage is serious business never listened to Yes Dear! A Husband's Guide to Marriage. This book pokes fun at traditional marital roles and answers life's great question, "Who really is in charge at home?" Every husband knows in his heart, but won't say it, of course, it's his wife.

My wife and I have taken care of seven elderly family members, including our parents, over the years. We never had kids and never had to change diapers for little ones. Instead, we ended up changing diapers for big ones – our elderly parents. We’re not elder care professionals. We learned everything on our own from working with estate lawyers, nursing homes, and then funeral directors.

Norman and Phyllis were my parents and, well, they were crazy. Growing up with them was like being on The Norman and Phyllis Show, a bad sitcom the producers forgot to cancel. They were the uncrowned royalty of the Chicago restaurant scene, where Norman taught Mexican waiters broken Yiddish and was a member of The Golden Tipper’s Club. They had to go to restaurants. Phyllis was a terrible cook.