Don't blame mother: mending the mother-daughter relationshipThe anger and agony of the mother-daughter relationship can be replaced with a new bond based on understanding and respect according to Dr. Caplan. She shows women how to move to a new, positive mother-daughter relationship based on respect. |
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She may be tense or sad because in the past no one wanted to hear about a
particular experience, or no one has cared ... about the difficulty of being a
mother, and my own mother had always been open to talking about her
experiences.
She may be tense or sad because in the past no one wanted to hear about a
particular experience, or no one has cared ... about the difficulty of being a
mother, and my own mother had always been open to talking about her
experiences.
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| Title | Don't blame mother: mending the mother-daughter relationship |
| Author | Paula J. Caplan |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1989 |
| ISBN | 0060161027, 9780060161026 |
| Length | 258 pages |
| Subjects | › › Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood Intergenerational relations Motherhood Motherhood - Psychological aspects Motherhood Psychological aspects Motherhood/ Psychological aspects Mothers and daughters Psychology / General Social Science / General Women Women - Psychology Women Psychology Women/ Psychology |
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