KRoggg

Oversimplistic, out-dated, offensive and preachy

Revisado: 08-29-20

I should have known how out of touch this book would be by the click-bait title and the poor design of its cover (oh, but you CAN judge a book by its cover, oftentimes), but I bought it anyway. A big mistake. This book is old fashioned, sexist (it literally says "girls who do not have a male parental relationship will run to the first boy they meet at age 12"). Whaaat??? Also, hello, many many healthy and happy girls are raised by TWO women in same-sex parenting partnerships, or by a grandmother, or by a single mother (and nowadays there are of course, women who choose to conceive when they are not even in a relationship to begin with). The book also does not acknowledge that many marriages break up due to the woman being emotionally or physically abused by her spouse, a break up that actually helps to protect her child. The book threatens you about your decision to go to court, saying it's the worst thing you can do to your child, without at all acknowledging the very real fact that the court is often the only way for a mother to have the protection she needs for her child and her finances.

Perhaps if you've never read any other book on parenting, relationships, healing, or gone to therapy or worked to develop emotional intelligence in any way, this book may be useful (assuming you disregard the sexist, homophobic, and patronizing language), however, for anyone who already actively thinks about their lives, the chapters here are not thoughtful, not intuitive and are downright preachy. The very beginning of the book uses the passive aggressive and truly ridiculous line "if you love your child, you must do these exercises". Who are you to question anyone's love for their child?
Do not waste your money.

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