Mean Girls All Grown Up : Surviving Catty and Conniving Women

by DiMarco, Hayley

• ISBN13: 9780800731007
• ISBN10: 080073100X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Revell

Summary

Takes a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of women's relationships, with the goal of cutting away the negative and accentuating the positive camaraderie and nurturing that can characterize them instead.

Author Biography

Hayley DiMarco has written best-selling books like Mean Girls, Mean Girls Gone, Dateable, The Dateable Rules, and The Dirt on Breaking Up. She created and developed the multimillion-dollar teen book brand while at Thomas Nelson Publishers. Now reaching adults, Hayley has spoken at conferences like Women of Faith and is helping organizations like Injoy and Precept Ministries communicate with a post-modern mind set through her company, Hungry Planet. Hayley and her husband, Michael, live in Nashville, Tennessee.

Table of Contents

My Story	7	(3)
Hayley's own Mean Girl story. Find out how she made it through the rough years.
The Catty and Conniving Beast	10	(1)
What's this book all about?
Why This Book Works	11	(1)
What you need to know to get started.
Quiz	12	(4)
Do you have a Mean Girl problem?
The Mean Girl
The Meanipulator	16	(3)
When Mean Girls grow up they become less obvious and more meanipulative. This woman is a real professional. If being mean were a basketball game, she'd be Michael Jordan.
A Different Kind of Mean	19	(2)
"Some women deserve payback," or so they say. Women who are mean for a reason have an excuse for what they do-it's called revenge.
The Tactics of Mean	21	(16)
Women find all kinds of ways to be mean, from lie-dropping to quarantining you from "the group." How have you been attacked by a Mean Girl? What should you do when you are?
A New Answer to Mean	37	(7)
If you keep on doing what you're doing, you're gonna keep getting the same results. Is that good enough? Why not try a new answer to mean?
Why Me?	44	(10)
She might actually be in your life for a reason. Find out why.
Mean Girl Targets	54	(13)
Have you ever wondered what she has against you? Maybe it's just a clash of personalities.
Mean Girls and Your Man	67	(7)
She's moving in on your man. What do you do when mean strikes close to home?
You and Your Mean Girl
She Started It!"-The Cycle of Mean	74	(11)
If you've ever uttered these three words, you might be caught in the cycle of mean. Find out how you can stop the insanity.
Brokenness-A Blessing in Disguise?	85	(3)
Punishing her feels good, but what if you resisted? Find out how pain can be your gain.
So Offended	88	(3)
Find out when you have a right to be offended-and when you don't.
Changing a Mean Girl	91	(4)
What can you do to fix her? Can you change a Mean Girl?
Get Over Yourself	95	(10)
Sometimes the best self-help is to just get over yourself. Are you taking yourself too seriously? Find out.
Making Nice with Mean Girls	105	(7)
Can you ever love your Mean Girl? What a crazy idea...but what if it's not so crazy after all?
Standing Up to the Mean Girl	112	(8)
Do you feel like a doormat that's being used by every mean woman in your life? Learn how and when to stand up to her.
Jesus on Mean Girls	120	(10)
You've heard of Jesus as CEO, but what about Jesus as a Mean Girl counselor?
The Mean-Free Zone
Non Proliferation of Mean	130	(16)
How to Be Mean-Free	130	(3)
How to start the mean-free revolution.
Mean = Murder	133	(5)
What's the truth about mean?
Mind Control	138	(2)
The mind is a powerful thing. If you can beat yourself at your own mind game, you can beat anybody.
Environmental Quiz	140	(2)
Is there a waste dump in your mind? Find out your spiritual pollution level.
Saving the Spiritual Environment	142	(4)
Get the garbage out of your mind and breathe free.
Mean Friends
Quiz: Is Your Friend a Mean Girl?	146	(1)
Mean Girls aren't always your enemies-sometimes they are your friends.
10 Clues Your Friend Is Bad News	147	(3)
Should you dump your Mean Girl friend? How mean is she?
How to Handle Your Mean Friends	150	(15)
Do you like her but hate her at the same time? What to do if your friends are dragging you into mean.
Women as Friends	165	(5)
Why is it easier to be friends with men? We can fix that.
A World without Mean
The Big Picture	170	(5)
Your world can become unmean. Will you dare to follow God's call?
The Battle Isn't against Flesh and Blood	175	(8)
What if you weren't fighting a woman at all, but a spirit? What would you do differently?
Erasing the Memory of Mean	183	(6)
If she's no longer in your life but she's still in your head, take action to free your present from your past.
Pray the Mean Out	189	(4)
If you want to win this battle, find power in numbers.
Leave No Mean Girl Behind	193	(3)
If you think you have all this stuff down, then start the chain. Let's leave no Mean Girl behind!
Ammo for the Battle
The Non-Proliferation of Mean Treaty	196	(3)
Your commitment to being anti-mean forever.
The Sword of the Spirit-Using God's Word to Fight the Mean	199	(13)
Verses for fighting off fighting. This list will help you make it through the battle with honor.
Voices of the Past	212	(3)
Been there, lived that. What do wise people of the past have to say about your Mean Girl?
Choosing Christ	215
How to make it official and trust God with the rest of your life.