Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their LivesDr. Laura Schlessinger is the incredibly popular and controversial psychotherapist who hosts a nationally syndicated, top-rated midday radio talk show. She has strong convictions and doesn't hesitate to voice them to callers. She urges women emphatically to lose a domineering jerk of a lover and pick one of the "good guys," to stay home and parent the babies they've made, and to follow the dream rather than some dreamboat. Above all, she exhorts women not to blame anybody or anything but themselves if they're unhappy and their lives seem a mess. 10 Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives uses real-world examples from Schlessinger's radio show and private practice to drive the message home. And the message is that our reticence to be bold and brave often makes us act like stupid, submissive victims. Once we muster the courage to take responsibility for our own problems and to tolerate the discomforts of risk, the possibilities for personal growth and joy are limitless. If you're looking for an all-approving hand to hold, you won't find it here. If you're prepared to take a clear-eyed look at your self-diminishing behavior and to make the move to a quality existence, there's no one better than Schlessinger to keep you honest and to cheer you on. One thing's for sure: You'll never look at your relationships, behaviors and decisions the same way after you've finished reading this book. |
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... came on the line by telling me she'd been married for five and a half months but still felt an overwhelming sense of insignifi- cance . Her husband , the marital state itself - 8 TEN STUPID THINGS WOMEN DO TO MESS UP THEIR LIVES.
... tell me about her goals , to name only one , she couldn't . When I talked to her about hard work and sacrifice as a means of building some- thing special , she dismissed the whole idea by claiming she guessed she was just lazy . I asked ...
... tell- ing you things you don't want to hear . But I doubt I'm tell- ing you things you don't already know . If you realize you're not ready to be a mom and he's unwilling to be a dad , you might want to think of adoption as an option ...
... tell him so . JENNIFER : I need to tell him I betrayed , tricked him ? DR . LAURA : You can't be truthful with him and yet you want to marry him ? Listen , the hallmark of a marriage , of any intimate relationship , is truth ...
... tell you , one of the things women types do when they get in this kind of predicament is to go live with a boy- friend while he does " his thing , " which they ultimately come to resent as a competitor for attention . You're just ...
Contents
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But I Love Him and More Stupid | 46 |
Ohhh Ahhh Were Breathing | 70 |
The Ultimate Female | 91 |
First You Commit to Him | 110 |
Making Babies for the Worst | 133 |
Letting Him Hurt Your Babies | 155 |
Oh I Always Whine | 174 |
I Know Hes Adulterous | 197 |
The Birth of the Smarts | 223 |