Padman

<b>Padman made me smile chuckle laugh out loud cry and all theemotions in between... --Diana Stroud Amazon.com</b><br><br>In this collection of personal essays Mark Elswick offers humorousepisodes about being a man and father. Whether it's his daughter sendinghim to the store to buy those... well things that transforms him intoPadman; his realization that at forty-two he is slowly turning into anold man; or his reaction to his middle school aged daughter dating aman two years older than her readers--male and female alike--willfind themselves cracking smiles when they aren't busy laughing out loud.<br><br>Elswick also has a serious side to him. Interspersed with the comicaltales are heartfelt looks into the lives of people who experience a TraumaticBrain Incident (TBI) injury including his own story of being in alife-threatening car accident that left doctors predicting he would be avegetable for the rest of his life. With compassion and insight while retaininghis sense of humor Elswick writes to raise awareness about TBI;a portion of Padman: A Dad's Guide to Buying... Those and Other Tales'proceeds will go to TBI research.<br><br><b>Acclaim for Elswick's Padman</b><br>I am officially announcing my own support for Mark Elswick thewriter who won his own battle with TBI and is now giving back of himselfto those who are continuing or just beginning theirs. Padman offersan 'edutaining' read on a subject that is anything but humorous. And itunderscores the importance of embracing now the devastation of TBIamong the general public as well as in the face of our affected troops returninghome. <br>--Joseph Yurt Reader Views<br><br>Mark Elswick's style of humor will be appreciated by any male readeras he pokes fun at himself and the feminine world that he often perceivesto be threatening his masculinity. Plus what's better than helping a goodcause (Traumatic Brain Injury research) while getting some laughs!<br>--Tyler R. Tichelaar PhD author of the award-winning Narrow LivesHumor : Topic - Marriage & Family<br>Learn more at <b>MarkElswick.com</b><br><br>Available in hardcover paperback and eBook editions<br>From the Reflections of America Series at Modern History Press www.ModernHistoryPress.com