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Ten Stupid Things Men Do to
Mess Up Their Lives by Dr. Laura Schlessinger (Author)
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- Paperback: 320 pages ; Dimensions
(in inches): 0.82 x 8.03 x 5.33
- Publisher: Perennial; (October 1,
1998)
- ISBN: 0060929448
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Book
Description
For every woman who
wants to know what her man is thinking.
Internationally syndicated radio
superhost and columnist, controversial psycho-therapist, and
author of the break-out New York Times bestsellers
How Could You Do That?! and Ten Stupid Things Women Do
to Mess Up Their Lives, Dr. Laura Schlessinger is back
with Ten Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives.
In ten vital, compelling chapters, Dr.
Laura speaks her mind on:
Stupid Chivalry
By getting involved with the wrong woman (weak, flaky,
damaged, needy, desperate, stupid, untrustworthy, immature,
etc.) you think that your love will save/transform her.
Stupid Independence
Unwilling to admit "need" for bonding and intimacy, you hide
in excesses of work, play, drink, drugs, porn, and meaningless
sex.
Stupid Ambition
Unable to comfortably and proudly accept your inherent
importance to society and family as husband and father, you
bow to the false idols of money, toys, power, and status.
Stupid Strength
Uncomfortable with feeling weak, vulnerable, useless,
powerless, or rejected, you use intimidation, force, or
passive-aggressiveness to regain control.
Stupid Sex
Taking an attraction, opportunity, or erection as a "sign,"
you measure your masculinity and power by sexual conquests,
infidelities, and orgasms.
Stupid Matrimony
Lacking a mature sense of the purpose, meaning, or value of
marriage, you realize too late you've gone down the aisle with
the wrong woman for the wrong reasons and feel helpless to
"fix it."
Stupid Husbanding
Thinking that marriage is the honorable discharge from loving
courtship, you continue to live as though you were single and
your "mommy-wife" will take care of everything else.
Stupid Parenting
Believing that only women/mothers nurture children, you
withdraw from hands-on parenting to assert your masculine
importance, missing out on the true "soul food" of a child's
hug.
Stupid Boyishness
Having not yet worked out a comfortable emotional and social
understanding with your mother, you form relationships with
women that become geared to avenge, resolve, or protect you
from your ties to Mommy.
Stupid Machismo
Understanding the true and meaningful difference between being
male and a man, you can become a man.
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Amazon.com
Everything will be okay ...
once you admit that Dr. Laura's always right. This companion volume
to the radio advice factory's 1994 bestseller (which tackled
the stupid things women do)
serves up plenty of the no-nonsense, old-fashioned morality that her
legions of listeners love.
Brutally reductive--but not
necessarily wrong--this book chalks up men's problems to trying to
save "damsels in distress," refusing to admit to a healthy
dependence on others, climbing the career ladder to the detriment of
your relationships, denying the duty and pleasure of child-rearing,
and many others.
Whatever your personal
reaction to her brassy, unapologetic style, Dr. Schlessinger is a
refreshing antidote to the wishy-washy "everything's relative and
everyone's different" trend that held sway for a time.
Ten Stupid Things Men Do
to Mess up Their Lives contains a lot of good advice--even
though it has as much in common with instant soup mix as with
therapy.
Are you ready for a great relationship? Read this book!,
January 21, 2000
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Reviewer:
A reader from Salem, Oregon |
I am a woman, and I found this book to be so helpful in
understanding why my man does what he does. Dr. Laura talks
about how society has devalued the importance of a mans place in
the family, and her words give courage to men to stand up for
what is truly right, not just "the guys" mentality of what is
right.
She shows how societies values ultimately lead to emptiness
inside, and how your true self worth is allowed to shine thru by
doing the right things. She shows the bigger picture, that we
sometimes can't see when so involved in relationship issues. A
must read...I don't see how anyone could not benefit from
reading this book. |
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