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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... tend to be . As they think through their problems with their mothers , most daughters find that their mothers have seemed worse than they really are because the motherhood myths have badly dis- torted their view . Some daughters ...
... tend to be . As they think through their problems with their mothers , most daughters find that their mothers have seemed worse than they really are because the motherhood myths have badly dis- torted their view . Some daughters ...
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... tend to take on more house- hold tasks ; instead , the women carry on with those chores and also find paid employment . Because the woman - as - nurturer myth is so deeply ingrained in our notions of female identity , it is hard for us ...
... tend to take on more house- hold tasks ; instead , the women carry on with those chores and also find paid employment . Because the woman - as - nurturer myth is so deeply ingrained in our notions of female identity , it is hard for us ...
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... tend to other people . But to be able to do that , a woman has to know she is a separate person ; otherwise , she mistakenly assumes that the other person's needs are identical to hers . So , in fact , successful nurturing requires a ...
... tend to other people . But to be able to do that , a woman has to know she is a separate person ; otherwise , she mistakenly assumes that the other person's needs are identical to hers . So , in fact , successful nurturing requires a ...
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