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 184
... thought they were sup- posed to teach their daughters to play up to men , and I finally saw that my mother wasn't so different in that respect . I also saw that it was no more her fault than the fault of my friends ' mothers that they ...
... thought they were sup- posed to teach their daughters to play up to men , and I finally saw that my mother wasn't so different in that respect . I also saw that it was no more her fault than the fault of my friends ' mothers that they ...
Page 194
... thought I was doing okay . When Erica finally got up the nerve to tell her mother how she was feeling , she learned ... thought you and your partner were poorly matched , she may be biting her tongue to keep from saying , “ I always ...
... thought I was doing okay . When Erica finally got up the nerve to tell her mother how she was feeling , she learned ... thought you and your partner were poorly matched , she may be biting her tongue to keep from saying , “ I always ...
Page 203
... thought Jocelyn was an impossible person , and she thought the same about me . Once we realized that we had had to compete for the minimal approval of the high - status person in the family — my hus- band - we saw that the evil was not ...
... thought Jocelyn was an impossible person , and she thought the same about me . Once we realized that we had had to compete for the minimal approval of the high - status person in the family — my hus- band - we saw that the evil was not ...
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