"...this feeling - this widespread , choking cocktail of guilt and anxiety and resentment and regret - is poisoning motherhood for American women today".

An interesting book that attempts to discover why many modern mothers live with a sense of dread and dissatisfaction. I have to agree with the author that mothers who devote themselves to their children 24 hours a day while ignoring their own needs, and who accomodate their children's every wish, are raising a generation of rude, self-centered human beings. Many mothers will, I'm sure, disagree with her conclusions, but this is still a thought-provoking book.

Postal release to martie-Kr in Ohio.

Received from Oldbroad as a RABCK. Thank you so much! Will reading and pass along. This one sounds interesting.

A very thought-provoking book. How much stress that mother's place on themselves is their fault and how much is outside influenced? I do totally agree that it is a winner-take-all society. If you're not a winner (overachiever), who are you?

Thanks for sharing. I'm sending this off to a fellow reader who has it on her wishlist.

Hooray! I got this book as a surprise gift from my secret Valentine cupid Martie-Kr at PaperBackSwap.com! I'm excited to read it and see what insights it can provide.