Kaydence's review
To Hell with All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife
by Caitlin Flanagan
Kaydence's review
To Hell with All That: Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife by Caitlin Flanagan
Kaydence's review
rating:
I loved this book. The reviews I read from other people on this site who are not on my friends list are pretty negative. I think they are quick to be offended without understanding the real purpose of this book. I think this book does a wonderful job of being completely non-partisan. She explains the consequences of working and the consequences of not working. She in no way takes a side, she only states realistically that there are sacrifices to made made on either side.
As women we are fed the idea that we can have it all. But we can't. That's the cold hard truth. We will either be at home missing a life without kids or we will be at work missing our kids. That's a brave thing to say considering that all we are fed is that we are only worth something if we work. We are only of value if we work, etc... We CAN'T have it all. It's not humanly possible.
I also REALLY liked how she talked about her civic responsibility in paying her nanny and getting her Social Security -- essenti...more
As women we are fed the idea that we can have it all. But we can't. That's the cold hard truth. We will either be at home missing a life without kids or we will be at work missing our kids. That's a brave thing to say considering that all we are fed is that we are only worth something if we work. We are only of value if we work, etc... We CAN'T have it all. It's not humanly possible.
I also REALLY liked how she talked about her civic responsibility in paying her nanny and getting her Social Security -- essenti...more
