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Difficult Mothers
by Terri Apter
A psychologist's types of difficult mothers, angry, controlling, narcissistic, envious, emotionally unavailable, and how children adapt and can recover. Balanced and nonblaming.
Read it if…
your relationship with your mother still shapes you.
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Skip it if…
you want a memoir.
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Three things you will actually use
- Name the pattern.
- Adaptations can be revised.
- Understanding is not excusing.
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Our verdict
Mothers, by type.
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