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Summary: This is an amazing book
Review: Lisa Belkin portrays herself as a loving and caring mom who loves her kids and her job. She discribes how you can't have it all but she seems to think that family comes before work and I agree.
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Summary: Lisa Belkin needs help
Review: Lisa Belkin's priorities are out of whack. When she discovers that she can't give 100 percent to every area of her busy life (kids, work, homemaking) she decides, "So what?" So what? So what if my kid has to suffer because I have a deadline. So what if my kid has to suffer because I love my job. If you didn't want to give 100 percent to having a child, why did you go ahead and have one? I'm sure Ms. Belkin loves her kids, but from where I sit, she loves herself more and is willing to sacrifice her children's happiness for her own. How someone can be happy when their children are not escapes me. How truly sad that so many women (and men) make these same choices in their own favor, rather then their child's. No wonder our children are growing up to be disenfranchised and disillusioned.
I could understand if Belkin worked out of neccesity, but that I truly doubt. She works for her ego and for the consumption of material wealth and goods that will fade away along with her potential for a great relationship with her child. When I agonized about continuing my career after giving birth, someone told me something that has stuck with me ever since, "What do you think your child will want more, time with you, or lots of toys?" How can you deny the reality that the most important thing to your child is you and your attention?
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Summary: Nobody's Perfect
Review: Lisa Belkin's reflections on life and work are a joy to read for any veteran of the family/work balancing act. Her strong message resonates equally well for those in the corporate world to those working at home or the full-time stay at home parent -- trying to balance the demands of our lives can trap us in the unreasonable expectation we can please everybody all the time. Life's Work is about the emotional conflict we all feel whether we have to work at a despised job for the paycheck or need to work in a beloved field for personal fulfillment. We know that family and friends matter most in life but the devil is in the details -- juggling the mechanics of getting through each day when there is more than one person (or even two) can reasonably accomplish, coping when the unexpected overwhelms the system, deciding how best to care and provide for those we love who depend on us. The essays are short enough to read in five-minute bites (great to tuck in your bag for that wait in the doctor's office or the long line at the bank) and is also fun to read straight through. It's an especially great book for any parent (Mom or Dad) trying to write professionally at home. Lisa Belkin's take on combining a writing life with a family life had me laughing out loud.
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Summary: Nobody's Perfect
Review: Lisa Belkin's reflections on life and work are a joy to read for any veteran of the family/work balancing act. Her strong message resonates equally well for those in the corporate world to those working at home or the full-time stay at home parent -- trying to balance the demands of our lives can trap us in the unreasonable expectation we can please everybody all the time. Life's Work is about the emotional conflict we all feel whether we have to work at a despised job for the paycheck or need to work in a beloved field for personal fulfillment. We know that family and friends matter most in life but the devil is in the details -- juggling the mechanics of getting through each day when there is more than one person (or even two) can reasonably accomplish, coping when the unexpected overwhelms the system, deciding how best to care and provide for those we love who depend on us. The essays are short enough to read in five-minute bites (great to tuck in your bag for that wait in the doctor's office or the long line at the bank) and is also fun to read straight through. It's an especially great book for any parent (Mom or Dad) trying to write professionally at home. Lisa Belkin's take on combining a writing life with a family life had me laughing out loud.
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Summary: A great, fun, fast and educational read
Review: This book has nice vignettes and it is nicely written. I recommend it.
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Summary: pick it up
Review: what a great read! the stories are fun and i can relate to them as a mother of 3. I've already passed the book on to my sister who has 1 child. a must for any working mother who juggles various projects throughout her life. i would recommend this for dads too!
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