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**nosoup4u**

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I asked in the other thread, but I'm curious why you found the book depressing? 

I found it empowering in a way - like it confirmed that I am enough for my kid.  

DH and I are kind of anti-consumer to begin with, though.  The book really just re-enforced opinions I already held. 

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  • thomas&lynnthomas&lynn member

    sorry to butt in, ladies!! but i'd love to know the title of this book.........

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  • Breezy.LivesBreezy.Lives
    Parenting, Inc by Pamela Paul.
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  • tanny05tanny05

    butting in also....

    I just read an excerpt, it seems like it is a good read. I think especially since with thebump it seems as if everyone has the latest gadgets etc it suckers you into doing the same. 

    I think you are right its empowering.  DS gets blocks and teethers but we're really not interested in lights/sounds etc.  Sometimes I think we forget we turned out just fine.

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  • Breezy.LivesBreezy.Lives
    imagetanny05:

    butting in also....

    I just read an excerpt, it seems like it is a good read. I think especially since with thebump it seems as if everyone has the latest gadgets etc it suckers you into doing the same. 

    I think you are right its empowering.  DS gets blocks and teethers but we're really not interested in lights/sounds etc.  Sometimes I think we forget we turned out just fine.

    It is a good read - though I have found certain parts of it a little been condescending.  I almost put it down in the first chapter, but then it got better.


     

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  • nosoup4unosoup4u member

    hey, I just found this now - DH was getting home just as you were posting your original thread...

    I found it depressing in that so many people are (literally) buying in the need to get so much stuff for their kids - like you said, I think my DH and I are enough for our son, and that we don't need to pay someone to make him smarter, etc. So not depressing in that it was a bad book or I didn't agree with her premise, but that I did agree with it. Sigh.

    DS1 - Feb 2008

    DS2 - Oct 2010 (my VBAC baby!)

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