robbie ludwig. is a poll done by gallup as legitimate of a group you get, that says we're happier than we've been in years when all the headlines are bad. >> my first thought was did they interview anybody in new york city because who is happy here? and i wondered if there was some political stint component to it. we're always having information in the news recession people are doing better yet many people are still out of work. when it comes to happiness i'm suspicious. first of all, who is happy all of the time? it's a very hard motion to measure. >> you're in the business of trying to get inside people's thoughts and more serious moments. do people when they're even on their couch do they tell you if they're happy or sad doctor do you have to discern that and measure it in other ways. >> i think they do. my patients have to be encouraged to talk about when things are right, they have to use that to talk about things that are wrong. but there is also a sense of anxiety. they are feeling good and t

robbi ludwig says life can't wait for the housing market to improve. >> we are in an economy, a housingre 5% to 10% loss is a good thing in the end. we live in different economic times. to measure things against an old economy doesn't make sense and isn't appropriate. >> reporter: the first spring selling season in years that hasn't been, well, miserable. housing affordability is the best in 40 years, relentless price declines are slowing and surveys point to prices creeping higher next year. housing starts are up, and home building confidence are at a five-year time. a true recovery in housing comes only with a better job market. >> the bottom line, you know, you can't have a household you back from living your life. >> that's what we ultimately ci

robbi ludwig says life can't wait for the housing market to improve. >> we are in an economy, a housingre 5% to 10% loss is a good thing in the end. we live in different economic times. to measure things against an old economy doesn't make sense and isn't appropriate. >> reporter: the first spring selling season in years that hasn't been, well, miserable. housing affordability is the best in 40 years, relentless price declines are slowing and surveys point to prices creeping higher next year. housing starts are up, and home building confidence are at a five-year time. a true recovery in housing comes only with a better job market. >> the bottom line, you know, you can't have a household you back from living your life. >> that's what we ultimately decided. even if we lose money, if that's the right move for us, we decided we have to do it. >> their strategy sure paid off. after a successful open house, they received several offers and they accepted one for about 5% less than they paid for their home in 2010. all right. if you have a question you would like to us answer, find us on facebo

ludwig is a therapist. good morning to both of you. >> good morning. >> i mean everybody has an opinion and almost a visceral reaction when they see the cover of this magazine, robbiee conducted. 74% said they don't really want to see that. why does it draw such a strong reaction. >> i think in part we have this sexy, beautiful, skinny mom who's breast-feeding an older child and there's a sexuality component to it and i think what the article is saying without really saying is if you don't parent in a certain kind of way, then are you a good mom? maybe you're not a good mom. >> are you mom enough. >> are you mom enough. that's exactly what the title says. and a lot of moms, even though they do their best, they attack themselves and they really feel they're not living up to this idealized image of momhood as it is. >> and this didn't help. lola, specifically people will point to the age of the child and that's why they dope want to see that they're against breast-feeding. it's the age of the child. >> people understand breast-feeding when it's an infant, but showing this boy who looks like he could drive, he's a big 3-year-old, that's what's disconcerting. it feels