好书共享-盛赞居家主妇 by Dr. Laura Schlessinger

                                       Dr Laura Schlessinger

我非常认同Dr. Laura关于家庭和孩子的观点,也断断续续在听她的广播，只是她写的书读过得并不多。

这本书基本上是在厕所里面看完的，其实我的很多书都是通过这种方式读完的。不利于健康，这我知道，从目前来看，这个习惯一时半会儿是改不过来了。好像孩子们也多少遗传了这个坏习惯，当他们急急忙忙四处找书的时候，我多半知道他们接下来要干什么了。

能做居家主妇实际上是一种福分。可以呆在家里不用盯着闹钟赶，打点家务，照顾孩子，学习烹饪，看看书，健健身，跑跑步，上上网，会会朋友，做做义工，打打电话，逛逛商场，给爱自己和自己所爱的创造一个家的氛围，多美的生活啊！

当然，这个居家主妇一定要做得心甘情愿，是夫妻两人的共识，不情不愿也会闹的家里不安宁。

这本书实际很浅白，纯粹就是把我们很多常识的看法归纳总结配上实际例子的结果，但还是很能鼓舞人心的。里面有些话实际就是我自己也有过的一些感受。

                                   

I thought those years at home were very difficult (especially when they cry before they've learned to speak, and you don't know what the heck is going on!) - but those are the years that deepened my understanding and compassion, demanded I learn more patience, made me feel important whenever I heard that little voice call, "Mama" and enriched my life more than I could ever imagine. (p.54)

The time spend on family is not a sacrifice. You are living a life with choices; when you make the right ones, you have a good life. You are defined by the choices in your life -- and that is a good thing! (p.56)

"Ordinary" stay-at-home mothers? What is ordinary about "the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world?" The individual who nurtures, teaches, and loves a developing human being is worthy of the highest esteem and is hardly "ordinary." (p.61)

SAHMs (Stay-at-Home-Moms) are not SAHMS because they are lucky, stupid, lazy, weak, scared, useless, spoiled, frightened, or any other condescending description. SAHMs are SAHMs because they realize the blessing of the opportunity to make a profound difference in their own lives, their families, their community, and ultimately the world as they coordinate the lives of their family members so that no one feels neglected, unimportant, or unloved because of the limited commitment of their parents. (p.64)

Cheers to all SAHMs. 祝福所有甘心乐意的居家主妇们。