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Life Would've Made More Sense And Been Easier |
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2009-11-05
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Life Would've Made More Sense And Been Easier
Hi Dr. Laura,
I should have begun reading your wonderful books a LONG TIME AGO! Life would've made so much more sense and things would've been so much easier to understand had I done that.
The first book I read of yours was The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands. My husband gave it to me (I think for Christmas 2004), and I glanced at the cover, laughing at the title. It made me think it was supposed to be some kind of book that made fun of husbands, like they were animals to be groomed and fed. I had never heard of you, but my husband had been listening to your show on XM Radio. I read the book but never really thought much more about it and put it on the bookshelf after that.
I am so ashamed to say that it took me until this year, the year I became a mother, to realize what my husband had meant when he gave me the book. On April 4, 2009, our daughter was born, and I became a Stay-At-Home-Mom, which I love. We always knew that's what would happen when we were married in 2003. Excited about being a SAHM, I read your book "In Praise of Stay At Home Moms", and in the past months I've also read The Proper Care & Feeding of Marriage, Woman Power, and for the second time, The Proper Care & Feeding of Husbands.
It took me becoming a SAHM to finally realize how I'm supposed to be living my life, not only as a Mother, but as a Wife and Woman. I realize that all the effort I've put into becoming the best, most loving Mother possible, is the same effort I should've put into my marriage from the start. Every day, I try to be the best Wife & Mother with the help of your books that I re-read frequently and plan to continue reading over and over again until the day I die!
I guess "better late than never", but I wish I had read all of your work since I was a teenager. My mom came from a family of all sisters, and I come from a family of all sisters. I can't remember a time when she ever was actually NICE to my Dad. She was always criticizing and nagging him. She definitely made me think that men were silly and that women didn't really need them to have a fulfilling life. Whether she realized she was making me think this way, I don't know.
I am 30, and my sisters (twins) are 28. They are still "finding themselves", with college, job searches, etc. I worry they will never find a boyfriend, let alone a husband. I personally think they are afraid of guys. I urge them to read your work but I can't force them.
In high school it would've been so nice to have books like yours. That was when my friends and I spent WAY TOO MUCH time trying to "figure out guys". Guys are easy to figure out with your books, and the nicer we treat them, the nicer they treat us.
I thank God every day for my wonderful husband, our adorable daughter, our dog, and my wonderful life. I thank God that I'm getting a "second chance" at being the woman I'm supposed to be.
Thank you for all you do for men and women.
J.
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