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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Page 51
That he would never do.' " In the nurses' association pamphlet, the "indicators"
were unduly focused on mothers. They did not include, for example, the well-
documented sneakiness of the fathers who perpetrate incest. In general, these
men ...
That he would never do.' " In the nurses' association pamphlet, the "indicators"
were unduly focused on mothers. They did not include, for example, the well-
documented sneakiness of the fathers who perpetrate incest. In general, these
men ...
Page 111
It never felt OK for me to need to be taken care of, and I was hurt because I
thought she wasn't particularly interested in doing that for me. Any time a
daughter spends providing nurturance is time that she is not receiving it, and this
can leave ...
It never felt OK for me to need to be taken care of, and I was hurt because I
thought she wasn't particularly interested in doing that for me. Any time a
daughter spends providing nurturance is time that she is not receiving it, and this
can leave ...
Page 189
Do you eat because you're unhappy, or is it just that I never taught you enough
self-control? And also, if you're too fat, you'll never get a husband, and I'll never
have any grandchildren." Once her mother's worries were out in the open, the two
...
Do you eat because you're unhappy, or is it just that I never taught you enough
self-control? And also, if you're too fat, you'll never get a husband, and I'll never
have any grandchildren." Once her mother's worries were out in the open, the two
...
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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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