As the profile says, I'll read just about anything. Normally, I'm not into the self-help books as most are particularly lacking in inspiration and I usually end up reading a few chapters before I toss it aside. This one I was surprised. I didn't toss it aside as I normally would have, and it didn't reek with the normal "self-help" weirdo type of feel. I found it to be hard-hitting and pretty damn exact.
The book is broken into parts. It asks you a series of questions that you are to answer on your own. Your own answers will surprise you. Then it tells you some short stories of other people that will pretty much make your stomach flip flop. It gives you a list of "who are toxic parents" and categorizes the inadequate, the controllers, the alcoholics, the verbal abusers, the physical abusers, and my personal vote for 1st in line to the electric chair, the sexual abusers. Each category has their own chapters and I think just identifying what type of parents you have is a tremendous step to reclaiming your own identity.
Definitely recommend this book for anyone who has had trying times with their parents and even for those who don't. I must admit I'm a sucker for hearing other people's life stories, I find it so interesting, even if it does rip your heart out sometimes, as it did in some of these stories. It's not a "I hate my parents" "My childhood sucked waaah me" book. It was actually very insightful. Also, this book is pretty much all ages. There are stories of the burdens of caring for elderly parents as well as stories to relate to if you are still living with your parents. We all have parents, and at some time, we all need some help/perspectives for dealing with them.
Ratings:
Overall, I give it an A, very insightful, worth reading
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