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 111
... give that kind of attention to my brother . And then , whenever Mama was sick , my brother was nowhere to be found . I was expected to take care of Mama , but no one ever gave me credit for it . As she told Papa , " You don't need to ...
... give that kind of attention to my brother . And then , whenever Mama was sick , my brother was nowhere to be found . I was expected to take care of Mama , but no one ever gave me credit for it . As she told Papa , " You don't need to ...
Page 131
... give up . If you give up , you will lose whatever fragments - large or small - of better times that you and your mother might have had . You may also lose the opportunity to understand and accept whatever good parts of you that are like ...
... give up . If you give up , you will lose whatever fragments - large or small - of better times that you and your mother might have had . You may also lose the opportunity to understand and accept whatever good parts of you that are like ...
Page 163
... give you a good idea of the aspects of your relationship that con- cern her the most , and she'll speak more freely if you can listen in a nonjudgmental and undefensive way . This is not the time to interrupt with , " But Ma , I don't ...
... give you a good idea of the aspects of your relationship that con- cern her the most , and she'll speak more freely if you can listen in a nonjudgmental and undefensive way . This is not the time to interrupt with , " But Ma , I don't ...
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