Internationally syndicated radio superhost and columnist,
controversial psycho-therapist, and author of the break-out
New York Times bestsellers How Could You Do
That?! and Ten Stupid Things Women Do to Mess Up
Their Lives, Dr. Laura Schlessinger is back with Ten
Stupid Things Men Do to Mess Up Their Lives.
In
ten vital, compelling chapters, Dr. Laura speaks her mind
on:
Stupid
Chivalry By getting involved with the wrong woman
(weak, flaky, damaged, needy, desperate, stupid,
untrustworthy, immature, etc.) you think that your love will
save/transform her.
Stupid
Independence Unwilling to admit "need" for bonding
and intimacy, you hide in excesses of work, play, drink,
drugs, porn, and meaningless sex.
Stupid Ambition Unable to
comfortably and proudly accept your inherent importance to
society and family as husband and father, you bow to the
false idols of money, toys, power, and status.
Stupid Strength
Uncomfortable with feeling weak, vulnerable,
useless, powerless, or rejected, you use intimidation,
force, or passive-aggressiveness to regain
control.
Stupid Sex Taking
an attraction, opportunity, or erection as a "sign," you
measure your masculinity and power by sexual conquests,
infidelities, and orgasms.
Stupid
Matrimony Lacking a mature sense of the purpose,
meaning, or value of marriage, you realize too late you've
gone down the aisle with the wrong woman for the wrong
reasons and feel helpless to "fix it."
Stupid Husbanding Thinking
that marriage is the honorable discharge from loving
courtship, you continue to live as though you were single
and your "mommy-wife" will take care of everything else.
Stupid Parenting Believing
that only women/mothers nurture children, you withdraw from
hands-on parenting to assert your masculine importance,
missing out on the true "soul food" of a child's hug.
Stupid Boyishness Having
not yet worked out a comfortable emotional and social
understanding with your mother, you form relationships with
women that become geared to avenge, resolve, or protect you
from your ties to Mommy.
Stupid
Machismo Understanding the true and meaningful
difference between being male and a man, you can become a
man.