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While there was some great information (and reading it would be helpful for a woman trying to see if she should speak to a professional about a diagnosis), this book was really outdated. It was so sexist I was shocked it was written in 2014!
She presumes traditional gender roles and plenty of money at every corner. The list of experts she says are necessities is preposterous. I have a well-paying job and no children, and I can’t afford my own housekeeper, let alone the myriad other experts she recommends (she also doesn’t list therapists NEARLY high enough on her list of recommendations).
In all the chapters about cleaning, organization, cooking, and childcare, not once, not ONCE does she say, “have a discussion with your partner about dividing these in a way that plays to your strengths” or “if you hate this and your partner likes it, let them take over.” She presumes that, as a woman, you will just do it, and you will have to do it.
My boyfriend loves meal prepping and is very good at it, whereas I cook maaaaaybe twice a month because all of the prep and cleanup overwhelm me (as stated in the book). And she implies that I should just suck it up and do it anyway? Noooooo no no no, not when he WANTS to.
She has absolutely no information about handling money responsibly and her career advice pales in comparison to her detailed home-making advice. She gives a few paltry examples of how to deal with others and very little advice about keeping yourself on task when your JOB depends on it besides “if you work in a loud office, ask to be moved.”
This book is fine if you suspect you may have ADD/ADHD and want to know more about how it manifests in women, but there’s probably a better version of that out there too.
She presumes traditional gender roles and plenty of money at every corner. The list of experts she says are necessities is preposterous. I have a well-paying job and no children, and I can’t afford my own housekeeper, let alone the myriad other experts she recommends (she also doesn’t list therapists NEARLY high enough on her list of recommendations).
In all the chapters about cleaning, organization, cooking, and childcare, not once, not ONCE does she say, “have a discussion with your partner about dividing these in a way that plays to your strengths” or “if you hate this and your partner likes it, let them take over.” She presumes that, as a woman, you will just do it, and you will have to do it.
My boyfriend loves meal prepping and is very good at it, whereas I cook maaaaaybe twice a month because all of the prep and cleanup overwhelm me (as stated in the book). And she implies that I should just suck it up and do it anyway? Noooooo no no no, not when he WANTS to.
She has absolutely no information about handling money responsibly and her career advice pales in comparison to her detailed home-making advice. She gives a few paltry examples of how to deal with others and very little advice about keeping yourself on task when your JOB depends on it besides “if you work in a loud office, ask to be moved.”
This book is fine if you suspect you may have ADD/ADHD and want to know more about how it manifests in women, but there’s probably a better version of that out there too.