The author was immersed in her career. She had prepared for years for this time in her life - she was financially independent and moving step by step up the corporate ladder. That was the true definition of success . . . or so she thought. Then it happened - marriage. Then it happened - pregnancy. Then it happened - REDEFINITION! Susan Hughes explores well below the surface of the working mom vs. stay-at-home mom debate using her humorous though deeply honest recollection of the birth of her son and the challenges and joys that followed. She takes us on her journey from "manager" to "Mommy" that left her knowing, without a doubt, that motherhood is the most important and most powerful job there is. The undeniable truths presented within make a convincing argument that kids, not career, should be a mother's top priority.

Offering a close-up look at mother-daughter relationships, a journalist draws on her own experience, as well as the wisdom of others, to provide advice and strategies on how to overcome the guilt, resentment, and anger that can destroy a family.

This book is about the role and importance of true love to Excellence for All in school and in life. Love, true love, is the most powerful life giving and animating power we all need first and the most if we are to be willing and able to: *be open and receptive to both our external and internal learning worlds. *strive for the very knowledge and skills congruent to our innate talent. *use our knowledge and skills to awaken the positive side of the sleeping giant in us. *re-align what we have to do to what we love to do. *fight for a decent living out of our own inner calling. *live a decent living conductive to more meaning. *step outside our limiting and limiting self in order to be a blessing to someone else.

This book is not "only" for the astounding "hearts" but for the eyes to see along with the hands to touch in a magical way, that will last forever an ever!! It will stimulate, penetrate the preserving edge of our "youth" with a full understanding of our society. Having to serve with "Love" in a way that lasting not forgetting, the "message" of the term itself which lies within all of us. This book will "motivate" readers to "challenge" their own expectations towards stretching their limits, it will "provoke" thoughtful consideration about life itself. All an all! This book is the quality of originality, that has a great need to be brought into existence.

An appreciation for the one who consistently answers the questions: Whats for dinner? What should I wear? Can I go to a sleepover? Have you seen my keys? Where are my socks? Where are the kids immunization records? I dont feel well; what should I do? And many such questions that come up in the house every day! The one who arrives early at work to deal the boss or employees, sneak out at break to check on the babysitter, swing by the grocery on the way home, drops her bag and goes straight to the kitchen to make dinner, spends all Saturday supporting the kidss soccer game Mom! Its all about getting work done, at home as it is in the workplace. It can be managed as a team so mom doesnt have to carry a disproportional share of it.

In this fully updated second edition, the author clearly introduces and assesses all of Freud's thought, focusing on those areas of philosophy on which Freud is acknowledged to have had a lasting impact. These include the philosophy of mind, free will and determinism, rationality, the nature of the self and subjectivity, and ethics and religion. He also considers some of the deeper issues and problems Freud engaged with, brilliantly illustrating their philosophical significance: human sexuality, the unconscious, dreams, and the theory of transference. The author's approach emphasizes the philosophical significance of Freud’s fundamental rule – to say whatever comes to mind without censorship or inhibition. This binds psychoanalysis to the philosophical exploration of self-consciousness and truthfulness, as well as opening new paths of inquiry for moral psychology and ethics. The second edition includes a new Introduction and Conclusion. The text is revised throughout, including new sections on psychological structure and object relations and on Freud’s critique of religion and morality.

Jonathan Lear clearly introduces and assesses all of Freud's thought, focusing on those areas of philosophy on which Freud is acknowledged to have had a lasting impact. These include the philosophy of mind, free will and determinism, rationality, the nature of the self and subjectivity, and ethics and religion. He also considers some of the deeper issues and problems Freud engaged with, brilliantly illustrating their philosophical significance: human sexuality, the unconscious, dreams, and the theory of transference. Freud is one of the most important introductions and contributions to understanding this great thinker to have been published for many years, and will be essential reading for anyone in the humanities, social sciences and beyond with an interest in Freud or philosophy.

A horrific tale of childhood despair, Our Mother... His Fool is a saga of mother-made poverty, manipulation, mental abuse, depravity, scorn, and misery. This is an account of the life of nine children and how one woman’s search for love and marriage doomed them to over twenty years of exploitation, cruelty, and neglect. “The Pulpit Nemesis” was the black hole of The Gainous Clan sucking the very life from them. He treated them as if they were his personal slaves. They built an empire for him as their world crumpled at his feet. Aside from constantly promising marriage to Annastein, he was well known for “keeping company” with the single women in the church, stealing their time and money as well. His affections didn’t rest with just the single women of the church. He had a special plan for seducing and manipulating the “Seven” sisters of the Gainous Clan. The Reverend, well known for "pimping his flock from the pulpit". How is this family able to reclaim their adult lives? Or can they?

This novel is a fictional story about a young lady name Madyson Rose Moore. She is determine to wait on God to provide everything she desires in life. The road is rocky but Madyson Rose remains faithful to the promises of her Lord and Savior.

The focus of this study was to gain an understanding of six military wives experiences while their husbands were deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. There were three themes that were derived from the literature and they were explored with the six wives: communication, reintegration, and self-esteem. The analysis of the research was qualitative, utilizing a phenomenological approach, consisting of structured interviews for the participants whose husbands were deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom. To analyze the data Giorgio s (1985) phenomenological approach was used. The structured interviews were used to explore and gain an understanding of how the three themes impacted the wives while their husbands were deployed. The results showed that all three themes impacted the wives while their husbands were deployed. Self-esteem was not necessarily impacted by role reversal, but it was an integral part of the deployment process and how the wives felt about themselves. All of the participants experienced some type of difficulty communicating with their spouse during the time of war. The obscurity continued after the deployment and many had to learn how to initiate a different type of communication skill. The second theme dealing with reintegration proved to also be difficult on all of the wives. They all expressed their happiness with the husband being home safe, but struggled with the role reversal. The wives also struggled with giving up some of their independence. The third theme proved that for many of the wives body image was very important. Also important for them was their jobs and the role that they played as mother. This research is important to the field of psychology, those within the military culture, and those interested in knowing more about the military community. This is vital in helping others understand the plight of the wife during the time when her husband is deployed. It will also assist in providing and reevaluating the way wives are treated and the programs that are offered to support them.