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Summary: Happier about working thanks to this book
Review: This book made me feel better about my decision to work. Not just because it says it's ok but the reasons why and the shared experiences of others. I didn't give it five stars because many of the people interviewed are not your average working mom. They are often more privileged with the ability to tailor their working schedules to suit their desires. However, there are many interesting points of view that made great sense. Definitely buy this book if you are planning to or considering being a working mom. Very few books pat the backs of those who decide to work and it was refreshing to hear someone list the values to working and not condemning those who decide to stay at home.
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Summary: Buy or borrow this book..then pass it to another mother!
Review: This book would be helpful for every type of mother to read, whether she works outside or stays at home, is single or married, young or older. I did not know what to expect when I purchased the book, but I wasn't disappointed in the content. This book is worth any amount of money spent and a mother would be wise to invest the money and the time reading it if she'd like the very best for her kids. Remember the saying, "If Momma isn't happy, no one is!"
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Summary: Relieves working mothers' guilt by bashing SAHMs
Review: This writer referrred to a mother at home with her baby as the worst child-rearing scenario possible, and that these mothers neglect their children. We can't be fulfilled at home, and no one can take care of children like minimum wage daycare workers. Life is all about me, me, me, me, me, not my child. That argument resembles the justification of the husband who cheats on his wife, or the drug addict; it's what they need to feel fulfilled.What a joke for this woman to justify her own neglect of her children by accusing those of us who willingly sacrifice so much to take responsibility for the children we bring into this world. My children may not love me more or have a distant respect for me, but that's not what it's about.
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Summary: The BEST Book to Successfully Combine Career & Mothering
Review: We are still a couple of years away from starting our family, but already I felt the pressure to give up a career in investments that I love. I "want it all" (successful career, great kids), but could not figure out how to make it happen. This is the first book I've found that really convinced me that not only could it be done, but it has to be done! Very liberating to read -- shattering the myth of the perfect, sacrificial mother. It certainly won't be easy, but now I can stop sewing my SuperWoman outfit and really look forward to having kids!
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Summary: Common-sense thinking about juggling parenthood and life
Review: While this book was written for a primarily American audience, it still made alot of good sense for me as a New Zealand mother-to-be. What she proposes is really very simple - moving away from the overparenting trap, including our children as part of our lives as women rather than our whole reason for being, allowing the parenting to extend beyond just the nuclear family and most importantly of all, elevating the role of the father as parent. Made sense to me.
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