Chapter 10 Summary and Analysis

Women use the "any dad will do" excuse to stay with bad men in bad situations. They feel that it is better for their children to have any dad than no dad; even if that dad is abusive or uses drugs. Dr. Laura says that this is a terrible excuse for women to not change. Women that use this excuse have an irrational fear about not facing the fear of the unknown and autonomy. It is this fear that makes women unwilling to change. They choose instead to whine over their lousy situations all the while refusing to do anything about it. Dr. Laura emphatically stresses that they get over their fear.

Not only do women need to change their predicament by leaving a bad relationship, but they need to replace the void with something positive so that they do not...