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It takes a starship to raise a child. Or a time machine. Or a tribe of elves. Fortunately, Geek Parenting offers all that and more, with thoughtful mini-essays that reveal profound child-rearing advice (and mistakes) from the most beloved tales of geek culture. Nerds and norms alike can take counsel from some of the most iconic parent-child pairings found in pop culture: Aunt May and Peter Parker, Benjamin and Jake Sisko, Elrond and Arwen, even Cersei and Joffrey. Whether you're raising an Amazon princess, a Jedi Padawan, a brooding vampire, or a standard-issue human child, Geek Parenting helps you navigate the ion storms, alternate realities, and endless fetch quests that come with being a parent. Includes parenting experts from across time and space, such as: Luke and Vader Buffy and Giles Spock and Sarek Frodo and Bilbo Jor-El and Kal-El Starbuck and Adama Claudia and Lestat San and Moro Diana and Hippolyta Stewie and Lois Orpheus and Morpheus Rose and Jackie Chakotay and Kolopak T'Challa and T'Chaka Perseus and Zeus Paul and Lady Jessica Thor and Loki Korra and Tenzin Michonne and Carl Meg and Aunt Beast Bruce Wayne and Alfred Scott and Dr.