Summary of How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids

"How Not to Hate Your Husband After Kids" is a book by locally and nationally acclaimed advice columnist and humorist Jancee Dunn that provides a humorous yet thought-provoking look at the transition from a couple to a nuclear family. Dunn examines the often tumultuous changes (the lack of sleep, the chaos of kids, the post-baby body blues) that inevitably occur once a couple adds children to their relationship. Through her own experiences, research, and anecdotes from friends, Dunn provides real-world advice and humorous observations that can help even the most strained marriage survive and even thrive. There is a brief urging from Dunn's own therapist about one of the book's main themes—people are more important than things—provides a foundation for understanding how to navigate the addition of children to a marriage.