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I don't know much about the person Laura Schlessinger the person. I have, however, read some of her books.
Her advice does sting to the core - if you fall into the traps of modern day "feminism" where both men AND inherent feminine traits are reviled.
It's interesting to me that the people who I personally know who believe in similar principles (selflessness in marriage, respecting the differences between the sexes, the importance of femininity and motherhood) tend to have happy, satisified lives. Not all of them - but definitely most. I know so many women who are unhappy because they are completely confused about themselves, men, and family relationships. What used to be common sense is now regarded as "old-fashioned" nonsense and those who follow that common sense are treated by the guilt-ridden as pariahs.
It is so common in our society to have people paid to soothe your conscious (ie the idea that guilt should be ignored and is not the result of an inner voice but only the byproduct of societal expectations) rather than to bluntly and honestly deal with the roots of the problem. While I know not a whit about "Dr. Laura" her books are basically just the written version of what is simply common sense.
She does seem to predominantly focus on women in her books - and that seems to be her primary audience so I'm not surprised. Her point is often that women hold a great chunk of the power. They can make or break a man, their children, and society in general. Her message (with which I agree) is that there is power in femininity and the modern "feminism" movement has, ironically, done more harm to that power than help.
Her advice seems to revolve around the principle that you cannot force another person to change and most marital problems are caused by two people therefore if you want to effect change you must first closely examine yourself and change your own behavior. Her advice isn't to berate a person because you dislike their behavior. Rather, she has the idea (which I have found to be true in my own marriage) that you treat a person as if they were already the way you wanted them to be - and their behavior will rise to your expectations. It is a sound way to deal with other people - be they spouse, children, or any others with which you deal. It is a positive way to deal with negative issues and efffect change. I'm not sure how many of you have actually read any of her books - because these are all repeated themes in them. Now, this advice does not work in truly abusive situations - and she basically gives the common sense advice to RUN from an abusive situation (and, she does come down hard on women who stay with men who particularly harm their children). But, for the vast majority of marriages it is sound counsel.
She is also very good at providing solid evidence when necessary on issues that involve harm to children. One of her books in particular is sitting on my shelf because of the numerous studies and hard facts it sites on issues such as pedophelia.
I have never heard her radio show - although she does write about it in every book I have read by her. I do not know much about her as a "celebrity" and I wouldn't be surprised if she is far from perfect (given that pretty much all celebrities seem to be off the chart when you crack open their personal lives). However, rather than focusing on the messenger in this matter I examine the message and I find it to be inherently correct and worthwhile. Perhaps it would be better to have these sound principles coming from a better person - but I have no doubt that such a better person would still encounter a great deal of bile from those for whom the truth hurts.
Not a popular opinion given this particular group of women - I know.
I don't know much about the person Laura Schlessinger the person. I have, however, read some of her books.
Her advice does sting to the core - if you fall into the traps of modern day "feminism" where both men AND inherent feminine traits are reviled.
It's interesting to me that the people who I personally know who believe in similar principles (selflessness in marriage, respecting the differences between the sexes, the importance of femininity and motherhood) tend to have happy, satisified lives. Not all of them - but definitely most. I know so many women who are unhappy because they are completely confused about themselves, men, and family relationships. What used to be common sense is now regarded as "old-fashioned" nonsense and those who follow that common sense are treated by the guilt-ridden as pariahs.
It is so common in our society to have people paid to soothe your conscious (ie the idea that guilt should be ignored and is not the result of an inner voice but only the byproduct of societal expectations) rather than to bluntly and honestly deal with the roots of the problem. While I know not a whit about "Dr. Laura" her books are basically just the written version of what is simply common sense.
She does seem to predominantly focus on women in her books - and that seems to be her primary audience so I'm not surprised. Her point is often that women hold a great chunk of the power. They can make or break a man, their children, and society in general. Her message (with which I agree) is that there is power in femininity and the modern "feminism" movement has, ironically, done more harm to that power than help.
Her advice seems to revolve around the principle that you cannot force another person to change and most marital problems are caused by two people therefore if you want to effect change you must first closely examine yourself and change your own behavior. Her advice isn't to berate a person because you dislike their behavior. Rather, she has the idea (which I have found to be true in my own marriage) that you treat a person as if they were already the way you wanted them to be - and their behavior will rise to your expectations. It is a sound way to deal with other people - be they spouse, children, or any others with which you deal. It is a positive way to deal with negative issues and efffect change. I'm not sure how many of you have actually read any of her books - because these are all repeated themes in them. Now, this advice does not work in truly abusive situations - and she basically gives the common sense advice to RUN from an abusive situation (and, she does come down hard on women who stay with men who particularly harm their children). But, for the vast majority of marriages it is sound counsel.
She is also very good at providing solid evidence when necessary on issues that involve harm to children. One of her books in particular is sitting on my shelf because of the numerous studies and hard facts it sites on issues such as pedophelia.
I have never heard her radio show - although she does write about it in every book I have read by her. I do not know much about her as a "celebrity" and I wouldn't be surprised if she is far from perfect (given that pretty much all celebrities seem to be off the chart when you crack open their personal lives). However, rather than focusing on the messenger in this matter I examine the message and I find it to be inherently correct and worthwhile. Perhaps it would be better to have these sound principles coming from a better person - but I have no doubt that such a better person would still encounter a great deal of bile from those for whom the truth hurts.
Not a popular opinion given this particular group of women - I know.
Actually, I read somewhere that she had had an affair or two. Her current husband, I believe was the product of an affair 
) AND even though she's "her kid's mom" she worked when he was little. She espouses a real faith in family values but is estranged from her sister and was estranged from her mom until her mom died. Ohhh...and there are some great naked pics of her to be found online (just google it) during the days where she believed the most in...family values.
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