All Mothers Work: A Guilt Free Guide for the Stay at Home Mom

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Summary: For every mother who struggles with that "work" question...
Review: "ALL MOTHERS WORK" is a lighthouse for the working mom who would rather be home with her kids. The first section of the book, "Is Working Working?" shows how to turn a $25,000 per year salary into 50 cents an hour (after paying for day care and other work related expenses), as well as discussing the "Top Ten Reasons NOT to Quit Your Day Job." Should a working mom decide to make parenting her full time job, the second section of the book, "Coming Home", will guide her through the adjustment. She'll learn how to survive financially, what to do when starts talking to herself (and it WILL happen!) and how to manage her flex (not FREE) time. "ALL MOTHERS WORK" is an entertaining book that will delight and inspire, and may even show moms some choices they didn't know they had

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Summary: Enjoyable food for thought
Review: All Mothers Work manages to affirm stay-at-home motherhood, without needing to put down mothers who work outside the home. Cindy Ramming has been both a stay-at-home mom and a working-outside-the-home mom, and knows whereof she speaks. Her informal, intimate, and humorous style makes this book a quick read. The first half of the book helps the reader decide if staying at home is for her, the second half has practical supportive advice for those who do decide to "stay at home" (including a key secret--to be a successful "stay at home" mom, you need to get out of the house!). Unlike so many books for mothers which create idealized perfectionistic standards, All Mothers Work is realistic and supportive--Rammings admits some of her own foibles, too, which we can all identify with. The only reason I gave the book 4 instead of 5 stars was that it was shorter than I would have liked.

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Summary: Because you're not "Just a Mom"
Review: An excellent source for women looking into the possibility of staying home, the book is also great for women who had already decided to do so. Great for stay-at-home women who, when asked what do they do, say "I'm just a Mom". It helped me to live with my own decision of quitting my job (and leaving behind a career) to take care of my daughter. Three cheers for Cindy Rammings!

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Summary: Not just for working mothers, but the ones already at home.
Review: As a stay at home mom, I didn't think this book was for me, I had already made my decision. But as I read it, I was encouraged and affirmed in my choice to stay home and raise my children. Ramming also had some advice to help make the job easier.

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Summary: Non-judgmental, funny, easy to read, practical info
Review: Cindy Ramming uses humor and her own life experience to help you assess the pro's and con's of working vs. staying at home. As an accountant, she evaluates the cost of working vs. the cost of staying home. Although she came to the conclusion that for her it was best emotionally and financially to stay home, she does not say that this choice is right for all mothers, rather, she helps give women tools to assess their own needs and come to their own conclusion. I look forward to reading future books by Mrs. Ramming.

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Summary: Very good book...
Review: This book was even better than expected. I haven't finished it yet, but having a hard time putting it down. Highly recommend to any mother! Helped me get rid of the guilt of staying home.

Rating:
Summary: Very good book...
Review: This book was even better than expected. I haven't finished it yet, but having a hard time putting it down. Highly recommend to any mother! Helped me get rid of the guilt of staying home.