My Mother/My Self: The Daughter's Search for Identity | Nancy Friday

My Mother/My Self: The Daughter's Search for Identity | Nancy Friday | Definitions of Mother

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	My Mother/My Self: The Daughter's Search for Identity Nancy Friday Delta, 1997 - 448 pages average customer review:based on 17 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

This pioneering book by the author of Women on Top plays a major role in our understanding of the powerful influence the mother/daughter bond has on a woman's identity, her relationships with men, and her self-esteem. Through candid self-disclosure and hundreds of interviews, Nancy Friday investigates this feminine legacy and reveals the conflicting feelings of anger, hate, and love that daughters hold for their mothers.

My Mother... My Opinion??

It took me a while to get into this book... there were several occasions where I tempted to give up on it.

I'm glad I stuck with it though.

Those of you with a difficult mother/daughter relationship will probably benefit from reading this book. I know I did. Even though the author isn't a mother (which does bother me a little), I feel that her theories make sense.

The version I have of this book is quite old and was published in 1977(I picked it up in a used bookstore). I'm not sure what type of editing has been done on newer versions but I'm sure the main message will be the same.

My Mother My Self would benefit women who would like a deeper understanding of their relationship with their own mother, and also their daughters. Men might like to read this to understand the complex dynamics of these relationships.

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Definitions of Mother

What I loved most about this book was that the women who gave birth to us are our mothers, but women who teach us life lessons are also our mothers. The definition of mother grows with our abilities to accept more nurturers and teachers in our lives. It is very important to accept the fact about our mothers that they were only human and did the best they could, but that's another life lesson that can ripple more globally.

Ultimately, this book is about choosing mentors and tolerance for human frailties. I'm glad it's still in print.

Healing Ourselves through the Generations

Unless a woman has completley disconnected from her mother (successfully and has maintained it for several years) ... she stands a very high chance of being exactly like her or an extreme opposite to her instead of who she is as a unique person. This book by Nancy Friday explains why. One cannot cut the psychic umbilical cord alone, it takes effort, commitment, and intention to do so. A timeless book on how to heal and love who you are and where you came from while leaving the negative legacies behind.

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