JOAN:
Joan's mother was a young New York City woman trapped by marriage in an isolated small town in the Adirondacks. Although kind and loving, her mother was hiding a mysterious sadness, which Joan always sensed as a child. It wasn't until after her mother's death that Joan learned her secrets.
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VICKI:
Vicki's mother remained devoted to her four children, even though her marriage was strained by financial difficulties and the demands of in-laws who lived with the family. As the oldest, Vicki became her mother's confidante, and often her support. But her mother's periodic bouts of rage and sadness and Vicki’s own struggles with depression took their toll.
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LORI:
Lori’s mother, who emigrated from England, found herself living in San Juan, Puerto Rico, married to a wealthy American businessman. When Lori was a child, she felt her mother's ebullience and charm, but as a teenager and young adult, she watched her mother change into a distraught, disturbed woman.
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SUSAN:
Susan’s mother was a submissive wife and a passive parent throughout Susan’s childhood. It was not until Susan was grown and her father sank into dementia, and then died, that her mother’s strengths emerged and they found a new closeness.
Read from Susan's section
Joan's mother was a young New York City woman trapped by marriage in an isolated small town in the Adirondacks. Although kind and loving, her mother was hiding a mysterious sadness, which Joan always sensed as a child. It wasn't until after her mother's death that Joan learned her secrets.
Read from Joan's section
VICKI:
Vicki's mother remained devoted to her four children, even though her marriage was strained by financial difficulties and the demands of in-laws who lived with the family. As the oldest, Vicki became her mother's confidante, and often her support. But her mother's periodic bouts of rage and sadness and Vicki’s own struggles with depression took their toll.
Read from Vicki's section
LORI:
Lori’s mother, who emigrated from England, found herself living in San Juan, Puerto Rico, married to a wealthy American businessman. When Lori was a child, she felt her mother's ebullience and charm, but as a teenager and young adult, she watched her mother change into a distraught, disturbed woman.
Read from Lori's section
SUSAN:
Susan’s mother was a submissive wife and a passive parent throughout Susan’s childhood. It was not until Susan was grown and her father sank into dementia, and then died, that her mother’s strengths emerged and they found a new closeness.
Read from Susan's section
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STILL HERE THINKING OF YOU
A Second Chance with Our Mothers
