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January 19, 2006
GREAT FOR YOU: Encouraging Selfishness
Caller: HI! I just wanted to tell you I've read all of your books! I love them! Anyways about 10-15 years I ran away from home and dated 50 or so men and I'm now happily married and I just went back to school! I love life! Thank You!
Author: That's so great! You've gone through all the steps! Wow! Great to hear!
(rambling)
Diane R: When you say run away from home, what do you mean by that?
Caller: Well, I was living in a smalltown with 3 kids and I couldn't take it. I had to leave. My kids were older 1 of them had moved out and the youngest was in high school. We don't have very good communication now, and they really hated me at first. But, my husband understood I had to go.
Author: Good for you!
(END)
What? I understand older people should be happy and continue to achieve things, but this is taking it a step to far. The Author writes inspirational/instructional type books for women who go through menopause and a general aging process. She says they need to get out there and start living again, "do something!". I agree, that's great. But, what the caller did is totally awful! You can't leave your kids so you can have a happier life. What about your child? How will this affect there happiness levels? How is it living without a mom? What a Bia.
Author: "We need to stop living for others and start living for ourselves."
Wow.
Posted by cory at January 19, 2006 11:50 AM
Comments
Cory,
I completely agree. Once you have children you give up something called independence, but really, I think that is also given up when you get married... Moral of the story: People are horrible.
Posted by: lindsay cool at January 20, 2006 12:29 AM
Cory,
I completely agree. Once you have children you give up something called independence, but really, I think that is also given up when you get married... Moral of the story: People are horrible.
PS Nice use of bia.
Posted by: lindsay cool at January 20, 2006 12:30 AM