Mother in the Middle: Searching for Peace in the Mommy Wars

by Deborah Shaw Lewis, Deborah Shaw-Lewis, Charmaine Crouse-Yoest, et al.

Through a thoughtful, well-documented evaluation of our society and honest reflections by mothers today, this compelling and controversial book offers readers a challenge--to rediscover and preserve... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310206928
• ISBN13: 9780310206927
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
• Length: 279 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

An honest look at both sides of the home vs workforce question

This book comes under criticism from both the right and the left, for addressing two halves of a problem that each side only acknowledges one part of. The truth is that most women are happier if they are able to spend some time with other adults in like-minded pursuits, making the sort of contributions one makes in the paid workplace; and that there is a real cost, especially in the world as it is now, to leaving your children with someone else, even for just a few hours a week. After bringing up these issues, this book goes the next step, and proposes solutions. It got me thinking in such a way that my husband and I started coming up with other options for our own family; and the fact that it was personally helpful is what made it pass my test for a really good book.

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As a girl, I had no idea how motherhood would be. This book openned my eyes to the actual struggles that mothers deal with. Before reading this book I was uncertain when married, if I wanted to stay at home with my kids or not. After reading Mother in the Middle and all the studies and facts they presented, I felt like a experienced mother had taken me under her wing and shared truth -- clearing up all the other arguments. I realized how much a working mom has to overcome from trying to actually make money, to the underdevelopment of children placed in day-care. I would recommed this book to all women, all ages because it changed my thinking so dramatically.