Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up Their Lives | 
| Author: Laura C. Schlessinger
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0060976497
Dewey Decimal Number: 155.333
EAN: 9780060976491
ASIN: 0060976497
Publication Date: February 15, 1995
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Condition: yellowing page ACCEPTABLE. Readable but with wear to cover and binding (intact). May contain notes and highlighting or aging paper tanning. We support occupational training for young adults transitioning from state care to independent living.
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Dr. 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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 I Don't Know June 20, 2008
I don't know. I bought the book as a gift and haven't spoken to the recipient since. Personally I loved the book myself
Every woman should read it! June 19, 2008
I think every woman of all ages should read this book. It is interesting to read, simple to understand, and so true.
You Move In, The Leverage Moves Out November 20, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
As a female, when you move in with a guy without a commitment, the mistake is always the same: YOU HAVE NO LEVERAGE, and to make things worse, it is in fact, partly your own fault by way of collusion. If things go wrong and you realize he doesn't want to get married, keeps making excuses, he doesn't want to have kids, etc., you can never say "Then why did we get married?," because you never were, and you still aren't.
This book is a prophecy to those who think they can get something for nothing by "living together" and as a short cut to staying together. Personally, if I'm going to live with someone, I might as well get married, or not move in at all.
I've known several people who have moved in together, and it always ends badly, or someone begins WHINING, because they caved in and knew better, but have gone into denial. At some point, somebody wants to take it to the next step, while the other doesn't, and because there's no marriage vow to keep them together in the first place, the one who wants to bail out has it a whole lot easier, because they know the other has no leverage. The other person who wants out, has leverage on their side, and they know it.
Where it gets really bad, especially for girls, is when they subject themselves to CAVING IN SYNDROME. You tell everyone you won't move in with this guy unless he asks you to marry him. Blah, blah, blah. He doesn't. You cave in, and move in. This is where your undoing begins.
So, you move in and he never asks you to marry him, and you whine, and whine, and whine. That doesn't work. So, you get depressed and start spending a lot of time at Dunkin' Donuts, and your slim figure begins to resemble chunky chicken, and to make matters worse, it is at this time you figure that if you're not getting married, you might as well start seeing other guys. Well, now you have a compound problem. Most people with any sense are leery about seeing someone who is living with someone else. And you look like chunky chicken, so you're not going to attract the guys you want.
Now, let's say you do attract a guy and you "get together". You have to ask yourself, if he would get together with me while I'm living with somebody, what does that say about his character, and mine, when we become a couple and one of us gets bored, or things get tough?
Now, instead of thinking something is better than nothing, you realize that something is the same as nothing. Caving in doesn't pay off, in all sorts of situations.
Coincided with a turning point October 29, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you consider this book as nothing more than "common sense", count yourself as blessed - some of us actually needed to hear it. I bought this book at a major turning point in my life and it changed the way I looked at my future. Dr. Laura is "technically" right on almost all moral points but she does, at times, lack grace which, I admit, bothers me. And yet, at other times, I have heard her exhibit heartfelt compassion to her callers. But anyway, it is not for me to determine the motives of her heart; I can only say her advice is sound and her standard is truth.
Highly recommend! September 5, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
During a discussion with a friend of mine about a relationship issue I had, she made me promise to get and read this book. I have to say, it's a definite must read for any girl, lady or women that has any question about a relationship she's in. The author gives so many great examples of her callers and patients that I found myself able to see a clearer picture of what I was doing in my relationship.
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