A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness:
The CrankaTsuris Method
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Imagine if a family member is standing on a very expensive rug, This close family member informs you that he or she is feeling really ill, and is about to throw up! The normal response is "Not on the rug!!....Go to the bathroom!!!" And the poor sickly member of the family rushes to the bathroom.
But, our family members are much more important than the very expensive rug. Yet, we typically do not hesitate to pour out our CrankaTsuris all over our spouses, our kids, our parents, and our brothers and sisters. Then, there can be a CrankaTsuris retaliation. When it is all over, just like the rug, it can be very difficult to clean up a CrankaTsuris.
So, we try to feel it coming. We feel it inside. It starts in the pit of our stomach, and it moves up to our throat. Instead of just letting it all out, stop for a couple of seconds and breath. Warn the person you love so much that you have a "CrankaTsuris" inside and it may be coming. Say why you are feeling this"CrankaTsuris" inside you, and say what you may need to make it not so messy.
And if you could not help yourself, and you did pour out a "CrankaTsuris" all over your loved one, when you calm down, apologize and say you had a little "CrankaTsuris."
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About the Book
Readers' Favorite Book Award 2021- Winner of the Bronze Medal in the Non- Fiction Relationships category 2021.
Readers' Favorite recognizes A Grownup Guide to Effective Crankiness by Steven Joseph in its annual international book award contest.
The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris introduced the kid readers to the tiniest, most dangerous dinosaur on the planet: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris.
All humans descended from this tiny dinosaur—and this follow-up book for adults examines how “crankiness” is part of our nature.
Using good humor throughout, Steven Joseph observes that we typically do not hesitate to pour out our CrankaTsuris all over our spouses, kids, parents, and siblings—and then there can be a CrankaTsuris retaliation. Before you know it, you are in the middle of a CrankaTsuris food fight.
We’re all cranky at times, but it’s imperative we find a more effective way to be cranky while still making the world a happier place. In this book, learn how to:
- Create space for both yours and your family’s crankiness
• Utilize a fun “team” approach to crankiness
• Take steps to avoid being too cranky
• Improve communication with friends and family
• Handle cranky dinosaurs in your life (including children)
• Effectively diagnose and treat the “Common CrankaTsuris”
When it comes to crankiness, the infection rate in a given room is likely close to 100 percent. When trying to manage that crankiness—as well as your own—the ultimate answer will always be love.
About the Author
Steven Joseph is the author of The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyranCrankaTsuris. He regularly blogs on issues of crankiness on www.StevenJosephAuthor.com. He is also an attorney and lives in Hoboken, New Jersey.