Dr. Rick Will See You Now

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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WHAT'S DR. RICK WILL SEE YOU NOW ABOUT?
I don't know if my out-of-the-U.S. readers will have been exposed to these commercials, but I assume that everyone in the U.S. has seen these advertisements from Progressive Insurance–Dr. Rick is an expert in “parentamorphisis,” and advises his clients on how to beat it.

What is parentamorphisis? That's when doing things like owning your first home turns you into your parents and gets you started doing things like making dad jokes, talking too much about parking, giving unsolicited advice at a hardware store, printing out directions for driving, and so on.

This book is a collection of quizzes and tips on how to avoid becoming your parents–a few items are similar/the same as the commercials, but most aren't. There's a combination of text, photos, and simple drawings to illustrate

“DR. RICK”
I didn't see anywhere in the book (I may have overlooked it) where the author(s) were identified as other than the Dr. Rick character–Progressive Marketing Department, or something like that, I guess. I'd like to give them the credit due, but...I guess that's not to be.

SO, WHAT DID I THINK ABOUT DR. RICK WILL SEE YOU NOW?
This is cute. I find these advertisements pretty amusing, and this is just like sitting down and watching a series of them.

And, hey, it's free. Free chuckles and something to do for a little bit. That's a pretty good deal.