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Summary: does she practice what she preaches?
Review: It seems to me Dr. Laura is and was a working mother... go figure.
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Summary: What about Dr. Laura's child?
Review: I was reading some reviews on the various books written by and about Dr. Laura. One reviewer, who claims to know her personally, basically said she's a joke and calls her & her son, "The obnoxious Dr. Laura and Deryk," and says that the person writing the unauthorized biography is right on. He laughs at the people he calls "dumb" enough to listen to her. Several reviewers have made comments wondering why Dr. Laura seems to become more harsh and vicious as time goes on.The sad thing about Dr. Laura is that, on most accounts, she does have a good message. Learning from her own mistakes does not make her a hypocrite (although, not correcting the ones within her power to correct now, such as her relationship with her mother, certainly does not help her credibility in admonishing others to follow the Commandments). She simply doesn't know how to deliver her message. There are many people with messages similar to Dr. Laura's who don't turn half the English speaking world against them in the process. She has set herself up as a "Judge" and has overlooked one of the most fundamental rules of the Bible and "Laws" of the "Universe"--"Judge not that ye be not judged." "Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he reap." I think Dr. Laura is becoming more "vicious" because she has come to a point of constantly having to defend herself against other people's judgments--judgments that she has brought upon herself and her own family. The sad thing about what I believe is her "honest" concern for children and her desire to be a good mother, is that she will not only "Reap judgment" all the days of her life, but she has also brought that "judgment" upon her own child, through no choosing of his own. People are already watching him and waiting for him to make mistakes, and he will reap the consequences of his mother's mean-spirited judgmentalism all the days of his life. To me, this is a much more "life-altering" consequence than simply leaving a child in Day-Care for a couple of hours. Dr. Laura seems to always fail to see the "big" picture. I can't help but wonder if "money & fame" are more important to her than the effects that her "career" may have on her child's life. Other than some of the unfortunate judgments she had made on groups of people, (which seem to be costing her dearly), Dr. Laura's basic message of stop whining and take responsibility for your life is good. She might make a few friends of her enemies if she would stop whining herself and learn to lighten up a little, have some fun, laugh a little more and be a little less serious. I have a feeling the day will come when Dr. Laura will be forced to say, "I'm sorry. I judged people, and I was wrong. I was operating from my mind and not from my heart." One day she will learn that humbling yourself and saying, "Will you forgive me?" goes a long way towards healing and mending broken bridges.
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Summary: Why should children pay the price for your decisions?
Review: If adults want to act irresponsibly or selfishly go right ahead. As long as you are willing to pay the price for your actions. What this book addresses that so many people don't like is that they should feel guilty for making a child pay for there bad dicisions. Yes there are certain situations that are bad without anyone being at fault and she makes concession for that. However most as in almost all are completely avoidable or at least something you can change. So you got pregnant without any commitment to the father financial or otherwise. You screwed up and the kid pays the price of no Dad and day care 8 or 9 hours of each day. You wanted to go back to school or both of you keep your job to afford the lifestyle you want. You get what you want and the child pays the price beginning at the ripe age of 10 weeks old. Yes this is harsh to hear but being wrong is seldom nice to hear and feeling guilty (Yes, you should) is even harder. So do something about it. If you have to work and I mean HAVE TO move to where a grandparent can watch. If you have no options my heart goes out to you. But, most of us do have options. Eating a lot of beans and rice,driving a clunker of a car, and living in a tiny place were such small prices to pay to give my children a childhood. If this is more than you would like to hear don't read the book. It is quite blunt like it's author but also was good for a parent to read.
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Summary: Great book!
Review: Great book. Should be read by all planning on being future parents. Dr. Laura is right on, in showing how there is a assualt on the family in the USA. Highly reccommend reading this book-full of common sense and common morality. Dr Laura has many enemies, and you can always tell what type of character a person has by the enemies they have. The ones who are speaking out against Dr Laura, made me want to buy and read this book. I greatly respect Dr Laura's views and reccommend this book to all of my friends.
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Summary: A book for our times
Review: Dr. Laura elegantly highlights the trouble our society is in due so many people reproducing and yet so few parenting. Somebody has to stand up and say "Enough is enough. This is our Children. This is our Future" and that is Dr. Laura's calling through this book.
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Summary: "The abdication of courage, conscience, and character...."
Review: I borrowed Dr. Laura's title from another of her books in order to best describe the reactions I've witnessed to this woman. In reading many of the other reviews given this book and others of Dr. Laura I've noticed one blindingly clear trend: you either love the woman and her books, or you hate her with a passion and a fury that should be devoted to more important things. This book (and the reactions to it) is a shining example of how much we have lost, rather than gained, as a society and a people. The redefining of society and the "morals" it upholds have led to a slow but sure destruction of our families and their values. Sometime's people too often equate the disapproving of certain things as hate, and I think that this is the one thing her antagonists do all too often. Have we grown into a society that impedes no one and hinders nothing regardless of the dangerous repercussions they make? Even if it affects our children?
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Summary: If there was a lesser score, she'd get it.
Review: I flipped thru this book just out of curiousity, because #1, I think this ridiculous woman is a farce and a affront to all women. I was going to try to keep an open mind about her and see if she has a clue of what she talks about. She doesn't. She also doesn't know how to keep an objective view about anything, her style is blatantly explotative. I can't tell you how much she disgusts me. The book reflects her one tract closed closet she claims is a mind. I would never recommend reading anything this person writes at all. I can't use the words I would like to use to tell you what I really think about this bleached blond joke. She has no business being a talk show host, or a radio host, her credentials are a joke. Just like the person herself. She makes me ashamed to say we have ONE thing in common. We are both chromonsonally female. The book is trite, and way to predictable. Just like her. Kim
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Summary: One Long Whine
Review: I have been an at-home (feminist) mom for all the years I have been a mother. I think there is great value in being at home, and I am enjoying this season of my life tremendously. This book, however, doesn't say anything at all new. To be sure, Dr Laura does have the anger/whine thing down really well. If you are a hard-working parent trying to make ends meet, reading this will make you feel pretty awful--like a dog whose master just found the pee on her rug. There must be selfish people dropping their kids off in day care, but all the men and women I know who use day care are thoughtful, loving parents. If you want to be castigated for trying to manage home/work, by all means, read this book. If you want to read something that takes into account a complicated world, where most women aren't lucky/talented enough to make big money hosting their own radio show (where you only need to show up during the hours the kids are in school), I advise a great big pass.
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Summary: Her case is weakened by poor research
Review: I was disappointed that Dr. Laura didn't cite much (any?) solid research to back up her views. Her "references" are newpaper articles and other sources in the popular media. She attacks views she disagrees with as being backed up with sloppy research done by people with a specific agenda to push, but she uses the same kinds of arguments to support her views. Furthermore, I was stunned to see that she advocates hitting children (spanking) as an important and effective form of discipline. If you're looking for a book in defence of stay-at-home parents, I suggest Being There by Isabelle Fox instead.
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Summary: Excellent Advice for Parents
Review: I bought this book as a "retirement" gift for someone who is giving up a teaching career to stay home with her kids. The book gives excellent arguments for doing this and counters the anti-family, pro-career messages so often found in "women's" magazines and the media in general. I would recommend this book to all parents, especially those debating the pros and cons of being a full-time parent.
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