My mother was right : how today's women reconcile with their mothers / Barbara McFarland, Virginia Watson-Rouslin.

By: McFarland, Barbara [author]
Contributor(s): Watson-Rouslin, Virginia, 1946- [author]
Language: English Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, c1997Edition: First editionDescription: xxv, 251 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0787908754 (alk. paper)Subject(s): Mothers and daughtersDDC classification: 306.8743 LOC classification: HQ755.85 | .M365 1997Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description | Table of Contents
Contents:
Part One: In the Beginning -- 1. The Journey -- 2. The Way They Were Part Two: The Fruits of Their Labor -- 3. Always Have Something to Fall Back On -- 4. Stand On Your Own Two Feet -- 5. Just Wait Until You Have Children of Your Own -- 6. In God, All Things Are Possible -- 7. Manners Don't Cost Money -- Part Three: A Bittersweet Harvest -- 8. An Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree -- 9. My Son Is My Son 'Til He Gets Him a Wife, But My Daughter's My Daughter All Her Life -- 10. You'll Never Miss the Water 'Til the Well Runs Dry, and You'll Never Miss Your Mother 'Til She's Gone -- 11. Coming Home -- Appendix A: Survey -- Appendix B: What Our Mothers Told Us: A Cliche for Every Occasion
Summary: My Mother Was Right focuses on the most fundamental and complicated connection of all, the mother-daughter relationship, to show that it is only after we learn to value, accept, and forgive our mothers that we are able to come to terms with ourselves. Written in the words of women from all walks of life - including a Pulitzer Prize winning author, an Episcopal priest, a federal judge, and a vice-president of General Motors - My Mother Was Right offers two very different views of womanhood - Good Housekeeping magazine vs. Ms. magazine. The women featured in the book speak with genuine appreciation about the lessons of self-reliance, education, spirituality, and thoughtfulness that were passed down from their mothers. Ironically, the most meaningful guidance they got from their moms is often the very advice they found so irritating when they were younger. The book also reveals the conflict women feel about the similarities they see between their mothers and themselves and the shock of realizing that the roles have been reversed in their relationships with their own daughters.
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Includes index

Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-246)

Part One: In the Beginning --
1. The Journey --
2. The Way They Were Part Two: The Fruits of Their Labor --
3. Always Have Something to Fall Back On --
4. Stand On Your Own Two Feet --
5. Just Wait Until You Have Children of Your Own --
6. In God, All Things Are Possible --
7. Manners Don't Cost Money --
Part Three: A Bittersweet Harvest --
8. An Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree --
9. My Son Is My Son 'Til He Gets Him a Wife, But My Daughter's My Daughter All Her Life --
10. You'll Never Miss the Water 'Til the Well Runs Dry, and You'll Never Miss Your Mother 'Til She's Gone --
11. Coming Home --
Appendix A: Survey --
Appendix B: What Our Mothers Told Us: A Cliche for Every Occasion

My Mother Was Right focuses on the most fundamental and complicated connection of all, the mother-daughter relationship, to show that it is only after we learn to value, accept, and forgive our mothers that we are able to come to terms with ourselves. Written in the words of women from all walks of life - including a Pulitzer Prize winning author, an Episcopal priest, a federal judge, and a vice-president of General Motors - My Mother Was Right offers two very different views of womanhood - Good Housekeeping magazine vs. Ms. magazine. The women featured in the book speak with genuine appreciation about the lessons of self-reliance, education, spirituality, and thoughtfulness that were passed down from their mothers. Ironically, the most meaningful guidance they got from their moms is often the very advice they found so irritating when they were younger. The book also reveals the conflict women feel about the similarities they see between their mothers and themselves and the shock of realizing that the roles have been reversed in their relationships with their own daughters.

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