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 12
I thought you hated me!" When ... CHANGES Although some fortunate mothers
and daughters can talk openly to each other about the problems between them,
many women are daunted by the thought of doing so, or of trying to do so again.
I thought you hated me!" When ... CHANGES Although some fortunate mothers
and daughters can talk openly to each other about the problems between them,
many women are daunted by the thought of doing so, or of trying to do so again.
Page 154
I heard secondhand that she was very touched by my gifts, because she thought I
knew she was frightened of losing her eyesight and was trying to give her the
message, "Even if you do lose your vision, you still have all your other senses to ...
I heard secondhand that she was very touched by my gifts, because she thought I
knew she was frightened of losing her eyesight and was trying to give her the
message, "Even if you do lose your vision, you still have all your other senses to ...
Page 203
Once Jocelyn left home, Jocelyn and Beth had masked their continuing rage at
each other under what they thought was a lack of love for each other. Once
Jocelyn moved away, the visits between mother and daughter were so rare that
they ...
Once Jocelyn left home, Jocelyn and Beth had masked their continuing rage at
each other under what they thought was a lack of love for each other. Once
Jocelyn moved away, the visits between mother and daughter were so rare that
they ...
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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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