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 9
The better the connections we have with our mothers, the better our connections
with other women tend to be. As they think through their problems with their
mothers, most daughters find that their mothers have seemed worse than they
really ...
The better the connections we have with our mothers, the better our connections
with other women tend to be. As they think through their problems with their
mothers, most daughters find that their mothers have seemed worse than they
really ...
Page 79
So resilient is the nurturant-woman myth that even when men lose their jobs, they
don't tend to take on more household tasks; instead, the women carry on with
those chores and also find paid employment. Because the woman-as-nurturer ...
So resilient is the nurturant-woman myth that even when men lose their jobs, they
don't tend to take on more household tasks; instead, the women carry on with
those chores and also find paid employment. Because the woman-as-nurturer ...
Page 116
... her daughter as separate from herself," variously called "mother-daughter
fusion," "merging," "enmesh- ment," "engulfment," or "symbiosis," we're usually
referring to a mother's suppression of her own needs in order to tend to other
people.
... her daughter as separate from herself," variously called "mother-daughter
fusion," "merging," "enmesh- ment," "engulfment," or "symbiosis," we're usually
referring to a mother's suppression of her own needs in order to tend to other
people.
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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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