The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands.

[meegannie]

Excerpt: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/3881738/


I would read this book if I didn't have to buy it.

Dr. Laura

[nbcrusader]

Why?

[FizzingWhizzbees]

That was hilarious! Leaving aside the condescending, sexist idea that women are there to cook, keep house and jump into bed whenever their husband wants them to, this sentence in particular pissed me off:

or if it's okay to cut him off from sex because they're annoyed about something or just too tired from their busy day

Yes it bloody well is. Apparently our dear Dr Laura isn't familiar with the idea that sex is CONSENSUAL and people are entitled to say no at whatever time and for whatever reason they damn well please. So yes, being tired or in a bad mood is a perfectly good reason to tell your husband to piss off and it's ridiculous for Dr Laura to imply otherwise.

[melon]

All "Dr." Laura needs is a burqa and she'd fit in perfectly with Taliban-era Afghanistan.

BTW, "Dr." Laura is not a psychologist nor a psychiatrist. Her doctorate is in Physiology only. She is also a licensed MFCC (Marriage, Family, Child Counselor) but not a psychologist. This has been a great misconception of Laura Schlessinger which she has in many ways been willing to perpetuate and exploit. Even when she was in the TV listings she was being called a Psychotherapist, which is totally inaccurate.

Another religious fanatic trying to pose as a professional; thus making a mockery of science in the process.

Melon

[ILuvLarryMullen]

Shouldn't she be cooking or something instead of writing? Women aren't supposed to work you silly "dr."

[HelloAngel]

Just reading what Dr Laura writes makes me

[Moonlit_Angel]

Originally posted by ILuvLarryMullen
Shouldn't she be cooking or something instead of writing? Women aren't supposed to work you silly "dr."

LOL! Good one! Kinda ironic, isn't it?

Dr. Laura scares me......

Angela

[meegannie]

Originally posted by nbcrusader
Why?

I like to read things I disagree with.

I have never gotten a complaint from a male listener in twenty-five years on the radio over my assertion that men are very simple creatures. They agree.

Probably because the men who aren't 'very simple creatures' aren't listening to her.

[Salome]

oh my

this scares me beyond believe

[meegannie]

That's because you simple creatures frighten easily.

[Angela Harlem]

She's no worse than the opposite camp telling women they must be out in the workforce proving themselves, shattering the glass ceilings of the world, eating men for breakfast...I wish these people would all fuck off and stop telling women to adhere ot one stereotype or another. It doesn't matter which one. Be Mrs Housewife, or be Ms CEO. Just be whatever the hell makes you happy. There is nothing wrong with either. there is something wrong with individuals and groups who feel they have a civic duty to drill any stereoptype into any person, male or female.

[oliveu2cm]

she is CRAZY

to actually take something like this seriously? She sounds like Howard Stern!

"Men are only interested in two things: If I'm not horny, make me a sandwich."
-- John

What a way to degrade both men and women.

[oliveu2cm]

Originally posted by melon
Even when she was in the TV listings she was being called a Psychotherapist, which is totally inaccurate.

She seems to go so far as to call herself Psychotherapist:

As a radio talk-show host/psychotherapist, I've got to tell you how remarkably true and sad it is that so many women struggle to hold on to some jerk....

I agree with Angela about the whole "women/men must be one or the other" and God forbid they be both. A relationship goes both ways, both have to support and respect each other. The way 'dr' laura talks it's all down to the woman to conform and sacrifice for "you know, the guy who slays dragons for her and their child every day."

[Sherry Darling]

If "Dr" Laura posted here, I'd edit ignore list her.

Angela, very good point.

I do wonder though, why it's still so much harder for women to balance work and family. Men have never been asked to choose.

sd

[nbcrusader]

Originally posted by Sherry Darling
I do wonder though, why it's still so much harder for women to balance work and family. Men have never been asked to choose.

A lot of men abdicate their family responsibilities and lose out on the real wealth (beyond $$) a family brings.

[Sherry Darling]

Absolutely, NBC. Housework and childcare is a partnership. You've provided a good example of how sexist assumptions hurt men as well as women.

sd

[verte76]

I'm sorry, I'm not a fan of Dr. Laura.

[MrsSpringsteen]

Originally posted by nbcrusader

A lot of men abdicate their family responsibilities and lose out on the real wealth (beyond $$) a family brings.

So true, and it has a terrible effect on their children, as I know too well

Yes, marriage should ideally be a true partnership, but sadly there are many people who still don't see it that way, even younger people. I think the most influential factor is the kind of relationship your parents have, and especially the influence mothers have on sons. I think these issues should be discussed thoroughly (expectations, etc) before people get married.

[Moonlit_Angel]

Originally posted by oliveu2cm
She seems to go so far as to call herself Psychotherapist:

Well, at least half of that word describes her well... .

Anywho, seriously, I agree with the others. The best relationships are ones in which both people are equal in their respect and support and love of the other, and who are equal in the workload they may take on. .

Angela

[verte76]

Originally posted by nbcrusader


A lot of men abdicate their family responsibilities and lose out on the real wealth (beyond $$) a family brings.

You're so right. I've seen that happen. Sexism hurts both sexes, not just women.