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Summary: Very Inspiring
Review: I just finished reading this book and am ready to read it again. I thought it was wonderful. Yes, she talks about the trips her family took all over the world, but she also mentions how to make that possible. It wasn't because they were rich or extravagant. It was because they were compassionate and selfless and gave of their time to serve others. If you really *read* the book you will see that you do not have to take trips around the world to be able to be a joyful mother. The best part of the book, in my opinion, is the very last section where she talks about 12 ways to reduce stress and actually *be* a joyful mother. She gives challenges to help you along the way. If you stop reading in the beginning of the book, you would miss the truly helpful part. I loved the entire book. I kept reading parts aloud to my husband and he enjoyed it as well. I have already suggested this book to friends who have also enjoyed it and I will continue to suggest it. I found it very uplifting and motivational.
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Summary: Nice book if you have a wonder husband, men should read it
Review: Some of the ideas in this book were useful, but many "helpful" tips were based on two premises: 1) that you have extra money and 2) that you have an extremely supportive husband. For example, p. 211 says "Richard could see that I was about to collapse, so he immediately called a nearby hotel, made a reservation, and sent me away..." Checking into a hotel for a good night's rest (along with many other suggestions by Eyre) doesn't exactly fit into most one-income multiple-child families. And I couldn't help but chuckle when I read p. 249, "Most husbands would be delighted to be asked to listen to or feed children for fifteen minutes before work while you clear out your cobwebs." Oh really? Let's take a survey on that one!
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Summary: take the good
Review: Yes, the lifestyle differences can be hard to get past. No, I can't climb mountains in foriegn countries right now- but we do share the thread of motherhood. The key I see is that we all have to find what works best for us and our families, learn and incorporate ideas that have worked for others. Linda Eyre has made her life work, with nine kids, with a career, with a supportive husband, with a temper. She has weaknesses and strengths just as I have weaknesses and strengths, she has wishes and hopes and dreams, she has sassy children that don't like to pick-up after themselves- just like all of us. We can't expect any one book to have the answers for us personally, we have to do some of the work too. Linda just shares her insights and some pretty good ideas and thoughts that she has tried and they worked. I quite liked knowing that yes, she may be "an expert" parent, but she still has trials and life is hard from time to time. I will take the good that spoke to me in this book and probably read it again and again as my children grow and our trials change.
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