I really enjoyed this book. As a stay-at-home-mom myself (and a woman who fervently believes that is the ideal way to be a mom), I appreciated hearing how important the work I'm doing really is. I haven't yet hit a point where I doubt that, or where I feel that I would rather be doing something else with my life, and I don't feel like I'm "wasting" my talents or my college degree, but there are definitely days when things are just HARD and it's nice to get a little pat on the back and hear someone say, "You're great--and you CAN do this!" I also really appreciated all the advice and suggestions Dr. Laura offers for SAHMs (like how to respond to people who criticize you for being "just a mom" or websites to check out for creative ways to keep kids entertained).

That said, I have to address Dr. Laura’s tone. Throughout the book, she speaks against career women and feminista types in an almost unbearably harsh manner. Although I didn’t particularly love this, I think you have to call into mind her purpose for writing the book. Certainly there are notable exceptions and situations where women can not and even should not stay home with their children, for whatever reason, but I don’t believe Dr. Laura wrote this book for these women. I believe she intended this book to be a source of support and validation for SAHMs, and a wake up call to women who choose not to be SAHMs specifically because they feel it would be a waste of their time and talents, or just plain boring. To those women, I say let the truth be spoken unapologetically, not to offend but to ENLIGHTEN and (hopefully) inspire—children need their mothers, and that message should be shouted from rooftops, not whispered quietly under a blanket.