Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-daughter RelationshipA nationally recognized expert on the psychology of women shows how the angerand agony of the mother-daughter relationship can be replaced with a new bondbased on understanding and respect. |
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Page 112
But she was always saying how great a help I was to her , how loving and
sensitive I was , and I felt like I should have been able to make her happy . Both
Diane and Marie fell into a common trap of believing that we have to do
something ...
But she was always saying how great a help I was to her , how loving and
sensitive I was , and I felt like I should have been able to make her happy . Both
Diane and Marie fell into a common trap of believing that we have to do
something ...
Page 169
Over a period of weeks , the mother was finally able to express her longing to live
on her own again and to admit that her reluctance to say so was caused by her
wish to avoid seeming ungrateful for her daughter's care . The daughter was able
...
Over a period of weeks , the mother was finally able to express her longing to live
on her own again and to admit that her reluctance to say so was caused by her
wish to avoid seeming ungrateful for her daughter's care . The daughter was able
...
Page 196
We are better able to help our mothers when we understand the causes of their
problems and therefore can see what needs to be done . The daughter who
worries about her mother's happiness feels especially guilty about separating
from her ...
We are better able to help our mothers when we understand the causes of their
problems and therefore can see what needs to be done . The daughter who
worries about her mother's happiness feels especially guilty about separating
from her ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Don't Blame Mother: Mending the Mother-daughter Relationship Perennial library |
| Author | Paula J. Caplan |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Harper & Row, 1990 |
| Original from | Pennsylvania State University |
| Digitized | 6 May 2011 |
| ISBN | 0060916974, 9780060916978 |
| Length | 258 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / General |
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