{"product_id":"9780470049990","title":"Forced to Be Family A Guide for Living with Sinister Sisters, Drama Mamas, and Infuriating In-Laws","description":"\u003ch1\u003eForced to Be Family\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Guide for Living with Sinister Sisters, Drama Mamas, and Infuriating In-Laws\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCheryl Dellasega\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychology \/ Interpersonal Relations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can survive the \"kitchen wars\"—and live in peace with your family\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"My sisters-in-law couldn't stand me. I was really hurt when my kids weren't mentioned in their grandmother's obituary because they weren't 'full-blooded' family.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"My mom is always giving advice, always telling me to do such and such when she doesn't do it herself. If my husband and I have a fight, she takes his side!\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"My sister did call me a week later to apologize but proceeded to tell me everything that was wrong with me, my husband, and my children.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSound familiar? There's nothing new or unusual about conflict between mothers, sisters, and other female family members—but that doesn't make it any less painful or destructive. Adding to the hurt of relational abuse within the family is the permanent nature of the relationship: you can sever relations with an abusive friend, but you can't stop being the sister\/daughter\/niece of an abusive relative. Does that mean that there's no way out?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn Forced to Be Family, you'll discover how to determine whether a female family member is being abusive, recognize the sources of that abuse, and break the vicious cycle that keeps the abuse alive. You don't have to choose between accepting abuse and \"making a scene.\" This insightful, reassuring guide gives you the strategies and understanding you need to reestablish warm and loving relationships with the women who will always be closest to you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheryl Dellasega\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a professor in the department of humanities at the College of Medicine and Women's Studies at Pennsylvania State University. She is the author of Mean Girls Grown Up and four other books: Surviving Ophelia, Girl Wars, the award-winning The Starving Family, and Bloggrls, a fiction series for girls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e28 September 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470049990\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.84\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378655588492,"sku":"9780470049990","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470049990_472881e3-b78a-4b03-8035-375aa7b7c284.jpg?v=1780280089","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780470049990","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}