Amy
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We've started reading your book in our book club in Melbourne. At the begging I was so attracted to the book. It was all my feelings that you articulated in words. Now, I am in the middle of the book and It is getting bored, I was expected to know more about your personal growth, while in the middle you are talking more about parenting. What is the general aim of this book?
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Amreeta
I agree. I just finished reading this yesterday. I couldn't put it down at the beginning but the middle was kind of dull. It does pick up again towards the end though.
Kristin
Glennon shared her life story. She repeatedly elicits how becoming a mother changed her life; how could she not share that part of her story when it was the most significant?
Even if you are not a parent and never plan to be, you have been parented at some point in life, either by your own parents or even your teachers. Furthermore, you can take parenting techniques and apply them to yourself. There is beauty and strength in telling yourself each night "You will never lose you."
Don't see the word "mother" and skip over these chapters; in doing so, you miss the point entirely.
Even if you are not a parent and never plan to be, you have been parented at some point in life, either by your own parents or even your teachers. Furthermore, you can take parenting techniques and apply them to yourself. There is beauty and strength in telling yourself each night "You will never lose you."
Don't see the word "mother" and skip over these chapters; in doing so, you miss the point entirely.
Melanie Barnett
I agree with this. I found myself really interested in her life story but the self help was a bit too much. I also didn’t realise this is the kind of book I would be reading.
Maria
With all the buzz about it I was expecting more. Not having read her earlier books I don't have a sense of having missed much nor an interest in wanting to give a try. I agree. I found it repetitive and too much focused on parenting. a lot of duh moments too.
Julie Seversin
Same happened to me. KEEP READING! It's worth it! Be well,
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Annette
I decided to stop reading this. At the start, I did laugh a bit. Reading for me is such a treat so I found myself wondering if I should keep reading this. I decided to put it down.
Jen Pushic
My favorite part was the parenting part.
Linda Johnson
I think the part about parenting fits in with the overall theme of how as a society we force girls/women and boys/men into certain ways of being--the good, compliant, not too loud girl and the strong, assertive, independent male. The part about her life is her figuring out how to be her authentic self instead of continuing to cram herself into the box society says she should be in. The part about parenting is her trying to raise her kids so they don't even begin trying to live in the box in the first place.
Beverley Sutton
The general aim of this book is be your best authentic self.
Keep going - if there are parts that don't speak to you I absolutely guarantee that there are parts that will speak DEEPLY to you. Keep reading!
Keep going - if there are parts that don't speak to you I absolutely guarantee that there are parts that will speak DEEPLY to you. Keep reading!
Ms Lee
I agree also. I loved her first book as it was about her growth and journey to adulthood. The second book didn’t grab me at all. This third book continues with her growth and journey. It becomes slow halfway through I think, because her major steps and self realizations have become repetitive.
Rebecca Johnson
I agree. There was a lot about parenting that I could not relate to as I am not a parent. But it picked up toward the end, as I could relate to much more in the last third (I think) of the book. This happens to me a lot with books that end up being a lot about parenting (Brene Brown is another example). I just can't relate and get irritated with the book because my husband and I can't have children. Someone recommended this book to me, so I listened to the audio book. I ended up liking a lot of it, but in the beginning I did think, "Oh great. Another book about being a mom." I guess I should have read the book description, because it quite clearly mentions being a "responsible mother."
Amanda
Same. I did finish this, but I felt like most of the middle could have been left out. There are some good parts at the end again.
Anna
The middle section on parenting bored me as well too.
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