Happy Housewives - Hardcover

Shine, Darla

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060859202 ISBN 13: 9780060859206

Publisher: ReganBooks, 2005

Synopsis

Says former desperate housewife Darla Shine to stay-at-home moms everywhere: What have you got to complain about? A modern-day guide to keeping house, raising kids, and loving life.

Darla Shine was once a desperate housewife. Being at home with two small children and a husband who was rarely home was enough to drive her crazy. She left her high-profile job as a television producer after her son was born, while her husband continued to move up the corporate ladder. Like many of her stay-at-home-mom friends, Shine employed a housekeeper and baby-sitters so she could spend her time running to the salon, the club, and out to lunch. Then one day she was whining to her mother about how terrible her life was, and her mother yelled at her to wake up and stop being so selfish. It was just the wakeup call she needed!
The desperate housewife craze of today is sending the wrong message to women and their children everywhere, says Shine. When did being a good mom and being proud to stay home with the kids go out of style? When did it become acceptable to cheat on your husband? When did mothers start dressing like their teenage daughters? Shine finds the standards of today's desperate housewives astonishingly low, and she has set out to teach women how they can be good mothers, look good, and feel good about the choices they make. Being a housewife does not mean you are on house arrest or can't be satisfied in your marriage. So step up, realize that you want to be home with your children, and embrace your life.

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Synopsis:

The desperate housewife craze of today is sending the wrong message to women and their children everywhere, says Shine. When did being a good mum and being proud to stay home with the kids go out of style? When did it become acceptable to cheat on your husband? When did mothers start dressing like their teenage daughters? Shine finds the standards of today's desperate housewives astonishingly low, and she has set out to teach women how they can be good mothers, look good, and feel good about the choices they make. Being a housewife does not mean you are on house arrest or can't be satisfied in your marriage. So step up, realize that you want to be home with your children, and embrace your life. Shine shares her ten steps for loving the housewife life: Stop whining! Snap out of your desperate housewife phase and start counting your blessings; Be proud!

Being an at-home-mom is the most important job, so let's demand some respect; Stop looking like a housewife; Find the hot mamma inside of you and release the sexual goddess within; Make your marriage a priority: stop using motherhood as an excuse, give your husband some attention; Bond with your home: bring back the art of homemaking; Get back in the kitchen: talk to your family at a dinner that you actually cooked for them; Keep your girlfriends: even stay-at-home moms need to get out of the house sometimes; Make time for yourself: remember, you're allowed to have a personal life!; Don't take it all so seriously: laugh sometimes, scream sometimes; Don't wish for someone else's problems. The grass isn't always greener. Shine also includes a daily schedule to show how she pulls it all together, fast and easy recipes for even the most kitchen-phobic, and online and magazine resources to help you embrace your inner housewife.

About the Author:

Darla Shine was a television producer who left the business to stay home with her children. She worked on several networks, including PBS and NewsTalk Television, one of the first twenty-four-hour cable news networks. Darla's podcast can be heard at www.darlashine.com. She lives with her husband and two children on Long Island, New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: ReganBooks
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0060859202
• ISBN 13: 9780060859206
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 228