I’ve always been a little bit what my mother describes as “sassy.” And, I am one of those people that when I am pissed it always seems to communicate the way she describes. She uses the word saucy throughout this chapter, and, once again, I find myself identifying with what she’s describing. Her ridiculous exaggeration of manner makes him suddenly want to laugh makes him feel, in contrast, stronger, more sensible, and more of a man. This is much the same feeling a woman inspires in a man when she expresses anger in a childlike way. Ī scene such as this invariably makes us smile with amusement. She gets adorably angry at herself because her efforts to respond are impotent. Instead, she stamps he foot and shakes her curls and pouts. when such a child is teased, she doesn’t respond with some hideous sarcasm. Her first chapter on childlikeness covers how women are supposed to model how little girls get angry.Ĭhildlike anger is the cute, pert, saucy anger of a little child. How being like a child helps you avoid being a person that can be easily overruled is beyond me, but let’s see where she goes with it. Helen starts out with a brief introduction, claiming that cultivating “childlikeness” will make your marriage fun, balance out the “angelic qualities” so you don’t become “cloysome,” and, somehow, childlikeness is supposed to make sure we don’t become a doormat. There’s a reason why “virgin” has also traditionally meant “young girl.” Our culture values girlishness, childlikeness, and youthfulness in our personalities, our character, our behavior. But it’s more than just our physical appearance, or our age. Women are infantalized in a million ways every day, and we idolize youthful women. However, in the last two years since I picked this book up again, I’ve been doing a lot of reading, and one of the things I’ve found is that “childlikeness” is a trait American culture values in women.
I had no idea where Helen could be going with that– telling women that they need to be “childlike” just seems.
To get an e-copy of the book, please send a mail to: can also get a copy here: Author Faith Oneya Posted on Categories Book Reviews Tags Fascinating Womanhood, Secrets of Fascinating Womanhood 11 Comments on SECRETS OF FASCINATING WOMANHOOD: A BOOK REVIEW Recent Posts The book seems to fundamentally hold good intentions, and can be easily forgiven even for the instances when it starts sounding preachy and quite 18 th century, I must say.Īll in all, the book provides practical solutions for women that are willing you make their marriages work and subscribes to the school of thought that it is the women who make relationships work.įeminists and spinsters too will enjoy the different levels of expressing femininity described so vividly in the book. The story continues to be told through different experiences of the women taking the fascinating womanhood course, all with excellent results (an exaggeration, perhaps?). The fascinating womanhood journey is shared through the experiences of Angela, a woman separated from her husband. The book is written in simple, everyday English that would appeal to the University professor and the “Mama Mboga” with limited education and makes for a very interesting read in the 220 pages that offers testimonials, real-life experiences and practicals (Different sets of homework). Feel happier, lovelier, and more feminine.
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The book promises to “To show you how to unlock all the love and tenderness in your husband.” In ten simple steps. The case made for fascinating womanhood appears to be strongly rooted in the bible( Even though the author takes her sweet time to make a disclaimer to nullify this) and makes for an interesting read, whether you are feminist or not. Temptation to abuse it in this way.” – Disclaimer by the author of Fascinating WomanhoodĪny self-respecting feminists will vehemently disagree with some of the book’s contents in principle. However, it also gives you the knowledge to manipulate men. “Fascinating Womanhood is an immensely powerful force for good in your marriage.
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