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raven1971's review against another edition
3.0
It’s a good book for people who are starting to think about this topic. Only scratches the surface though but a good eye opener if someone has never thought or investigated about this topic before.
xrosinab's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Interesting book that made me consider how the parenting I received in my childhood affects how I parent my child today, and how honest reflection and resilience can be used to overcome the negative patterns and consequences of difficult parenting (angry, envious, emotionally unavailable, etc)
kurtliske's review
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
5.0
Eerily relevant, helpful, will read again
withmanyroots's review against another edition
3.0
Illuminating on a topic which is still considered such a taboo.
imperfectcj's review against another edition
2.0
I kind of skimmed this book in order to get it off the shelf before my mother visited, so maybe I missed this part, but I don't understand why the focus is restricted to the maternal relationship. Why doesn't Apter address the role of non-mother primary caregivers in a child's life?
The descriptions of the different types of difficult relationships people have with their mothers seem overly narrow and rigid (although perhaps I only think this because my own relationship challenges aren't described here).
Although Apter cautions readers not to assume that our disappointment in our mother's responses is necessarily her fault, it seems to absolve grown children of the responsibility to interact with their mothers as though their mothers are adults.
This seems like a fine book, but it didn't do it for me. Eventually I'll learn that self-help books are always going to leave me wanting.
The descriptions of the different types of difficult relationships people have with their mothers seem overly narrow and rigid (although perhaps I only think this because my own relationship challenges aren't described here).
Although Apter cautions readers not to assume that our disappointment in our mother's responses is necessarily her fault, it seems to absolve grown children of the responsibility to interact with their mothers as though their mothers are adults.
This seems like a fine book, but it didn't do it for me. Eventually I'll learn that self-help books are always going to leave me wanting.
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