The world is chock full of earnest parenting books offering earnest parenting advice earnest sentence after earnest sentence. And that’s a great for people, specifically new parents, who sometimes feel unmoored. More information is good, but at times the sheer quantity of advice out there can feel overwhelming and the tone of the tomes can feel at odds with the experience of being a parent, which is absolutely terrifying. This is why there are so many funny parenting books (or parenting books intended as jokes anyway) and why they matter.

We’ve all known that person — the status-obsessed, success-seeker who can’t seem to focus on anything but themself. They’re easy to spot, as they always find ways to shoehorn their achievements or particular gloats into a conversation. It’s often infuriating, always a little frustrating. You may assume it’s unmatched self-esteem that causes a person to build a pedestal for themself. But ego problems usually have a lot more to do with insecurity than confidence.

Anna Eberstein is a Swedish television producer and director who is widely known as the wife of Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning British actor Hugh Grant, famed for critically acclaimed movies such as ‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’, ‘Sense And Sensibility’, ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’, ‘About a Boy’ and ‘Love Actually’. Let’s get to know more about her life and career in this article. Who Is Anna Eberstein? Anna Eberstein was born on February 15, 1983 in Sundsvall, Västernorrland, Sweden.

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As a retired chief electrical inspector and master electrician with 45 years of experience, I had countless kitchen table meetings with homeowners and electrical contractors to explain the rules in the National Electrical Code (NEC) for kitchen island and peninsula receptacle outlets. Some homeowners didn’t want them at all. Others thought there should be more of them. Sometimes I felt like a diplomat negotiating peace treaties. An adequate number of receptacles throughout a home discourages the need for unsafe extension cords, especially in a busy kitchen.