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Darla Shine asks desperate housewives everywhere: What have you got to complain about? Here's a modern-day guide to keeping house, raising kids, and loving life.
Regan Books
September 2005
224 pages ISBN: 0060859202 Hardcover
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After leaving her glamorous, high-profile job when her son
was born, Darla Shine quickly learned what it's like to be
home with a baby. It was absolutely the hardest job she'd
ever had -- but it was by far the best choice she could
have made. At first she refused to admit that she was "just an at-home
mom" and employed babysitters and housekeepers to take care
of her home and family while she went to the gym, the
salon -- anywhere to keep from turning into a "frumpy
housewife." But one day she made the mistake of complaining
to her mother, who called Shine and her friends a bunch of
spoiled brats. Her mom told her to wake up and start
enjoying her family -- before it was too late. It was just
the dose of reality Shine needed. Once Shine finally allowed herself to let go of
her "ridiculous" expectations of having it all, she was
able to truly embrace motherhood, marriage, and homemaking.
She got herself into shape, put herself on a schedule, and
began to realize that being an at-home mom was the best
gift of her life. Shine's brutally honest -- and hilarious -- ten-step
program helps moms everywhere realize that they can be hot
mamas, they can rekindle the romance in their marriages,
they can reinvent themselves -- and they can do all this
without getting desperate. She includes daily and weekly
schedules to show how she pulls it all together, fast and
easy recipes for even the most kitchenphobic, and online
and magazine resources to help you embrace your inner
housewife. Says Shine, "Let's start promoting the good mother, the
happy homemaker, the woman who has her act together, the
woman who takes pride in being a housewife. Let's lift our
spatulas and start demanding some respect!"
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