(CNN) -- Adam Mansbach's toddler wasn't thirsty. She wasn't hungry. And she definitely didn't need Dad to make up another story about farm animals having a picnic and dozing off. The possibility that he would never get to leave her room for dinner or a glass of wine or the world outside became a distinct possibility.
The noted author didn't keep his feelings to himself. Instead, he turned his frustration into writing "Go the F**k to Sleep," a tongue-in-cheek adult bedtime book that has swept the Internet and has already hit No.1 on the Amazon bestseller list a month before its June 14 publication date. Illustrator Ricardo Cortés captures the colorful mood of Mansbach's poetry.
The cubs and the lions are snoring,Wrapped in a big snuggly heap.How come you can do all this other great sh*tBut you can't lie the f**k down and sleep?
The eagles who soar through the sky are at rest
And the creatures who crawl, run and creep.
I know you're not thirsty. That's bullsh*t. Stop lying.
Lie the f**k down, my darling, and sleep.
Here’s the thing, it doesn’t have to be like this. As a parent, don’t you just hit a line where maybe you start giving your kid a splash of hooch in their dinner milk? Nothing strong, maybe just a finger of kaluha, or maybe blue curacao and just tell them it’s the new kool aid flavor. As a last resort just toss them half a cup of Nyquil or something.
I mean I know that may sound taboo, but to the point where you’re writing profanity laced childrens books, does it really F—cking matter? And don’t think that kid isn’t going to figure out what those dashes are. Kids play hangman. And When kids play hangman the clues are almost exclusively two categories. 1) Tv shows, 2) dirty cuss words they just learned they want to share with their friends.
