The Mommy Myth

The Mommy Myth
Author: Susan Douglas
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2005-02-08
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780743260466

Now in paperback, the provocative book that has ignited fiery debate and created a dialogue among women about the state of motherhood today. In THE MOMMY MYTH, Susan Douglas and Meredith Michaels turn their 'sharp, funny, and fed-up prose' (San Diego Union Tribune) toward the cult of the new momism, a trend in Western culture that suggests that women can only achieve contentment through the perfection of mothering. Even so, the standards of this ideal remain out of reach, no matter how hard women try to 'have it all'. THE MOMMY MYTH skilfully maps the distance travelled from the days when THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE demanded more for women than keeping house and raising children, to today's not-so-subtle pressure to reverse this trend. A must-read for every woman.

Throw Your Voice

Throw Your Voice
Author: Meghanne Barker
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2024-08-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1501776479

Throw Your Voice is a story of loss and recovery. It relates how children placed in a temporary care institution make sense of their situations. Moving between a Kazakhstan government children's home, Hope House, and the Almaty State Puppet Theater, Meghanne Barker shows how children, and puppets, as proxies, bring to life ideologies of childhood and visions of a rosy future. Sites and stories run in parallel. Framed by the narrative of Anton Chekhov's "Kashtanka," about a lost dog taken in by a kind stranger, the author follows the story's staging at the puppet theater. At Hope House, children find themselves on a path similar to Kashtanka, dislodged from their first homes to reside in a second. The heart of this story is about living in displacement and about the fragile intimacies achieved amidst conditions of missing. Whether due to war, migration, or pandemic, people get separated from those closest to them. Throw Your Voice examines how strangers become familiar, and how objects mediate precarious ties. She shows how people use fantasy to mitigate loss.

52 Things Kids Need from a Dad

52 Things Kids Need from a Dad
Author: Jay Payleitner
Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2020-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0736976663

“God, please help me...another game of Candy Land...” Quite a few dads spend time with their kids. However, many have no clue what their kids really need. Enter author Jay Payleitner, veteran dad of five, who’s also struggled with how to build up his children’s lives. His 52 Things Kids Need from a Dad combines straightforward features with step-up-to-the-mark challenges men will appreciate: a full year’s worth of focused, doable ideas—one per week, if desired uncomplicated ways to be an example, like “kiss your wife in the kitchen” tough, frank advice, like “throw away your porn” And, refreshingly... NO exhaustive (and exhausting) lists of “things you should do” NO criticism of dads for being men and acting like men Dads will feel respected and empowered, and gain confidence to initiate activities that build lifelong positives into their kids. Great gift or men’s group resource!

The Christian Mama's Guide to Parenting a Toddler

The Christian Mama's Guide to Parenting a Toddler
Author: Erin MacPherson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2013
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 084996475X

This take on everything toddler---from throwing food to potty training to massive toddler fits---is filled with sanity-saving advice every mom wants to hear.

Death by Minivan

Death by Minivan
Author: Heather Anderson Renshaw
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2018-09-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 168192269X

Here’s a bit of advice, mom to mom: Throw down the minivan keys, brush the cereal off the table, kick the toys into a corner, sit down with a cup of coffee (or glass of wine), and read Death by Minivan. Author Heather Anderson Renshaw, mother of five, is a lot like you. She knows all about the wild, crazy, and often hilarious experience of motherhood. And she feels sometimes like she’s barely keeping up — and maybe even failing at the whole “mom thing.” Thankfully, as she shares in these pages, motherhood isn’t a trip that’s meant to be taken alone. God’s got this, and the more we let him lead, the more we find the fruits of his Holy Spirit taking root in our hearts and in our families. So buckle up, because you’re on the road to a more joyful, more peaceful, more faithful motherhood. Along the way, Heather offers tips for getting past the inevitable roadblocks, the “GPS” for finding your way (it’s Scripture), and roadside assistance courtesy of the saints. With humor, honesty, and spirit, Heather Renshaw employs personal insights and timeless truths to help us harvest the fruits of the Holy Spirit, our companion and GPS along our path to God. Insightful and fun for individuals and even better for group study, this book should be required "drivers training" for busy moms navigating family life.— Lisa M. Hendey, Founder of CatholicMom.com and author of The Handbook for Catholic Moms

The Christian Mama's Guide to Baby's First Year

The Christian Mama's Guide to Baby's First Year
Author: Erin MacPherson
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2013
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0849964741

The new mom initiation ritual involves sleepless nights, an inexplicable obsession with baby booties, and more questions than answers. This take on everything baby offers new moms the Christian girlfriend advice she needs to feel confident in her new role

The Cultural Study of Work

The Cultural Study of Work
Author: Douglas A. Harper
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 510
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780742519183

A reader for a sociology course, reprinting 23 articles from professional journals. They cover work as social interaction, socialization and identity, experiencing work, work cultures and social structure, and deviance at work.

MEV Bible SpiritLed Woman Rose Tan Leatherlike

MEV Bible SpiritLed Woman Rose Tan Leatherlike
Author: Charisma House
Publisher: Charisma Media
Total Pages: 1452
Release: 2015-03-03
Genre: Bibles
ISBN: 1629981249

FEED YOUR HUNGER FOR MORE OF GOD. The SpiritLed Woman Bible was developed for the woman inpassionate pursuit of God. It's for the woman who wants toknow God more deeply and fulfill His plan for her life. It isspecifically designed to increase her hunger for God and tohelp her get to know Him more intimately.