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Adult children Family relationships Adulthood Love United States Drama Man-woman relationship United States Drama Mother-daughter relationship United States Drama Mothers and daughters Mothers and daughters Fiction Parent and adult child Parent and adult child Drama Parent and adult child FictionLythcott-Haims, Julie
Summary: "Having tackled a far-reaching parenting crisis with her New York Times bestselling How to Raise an Adult, Lythcott-Haims is back with an equally powerful and persuasive book for the adult children of those hovering parents-and for everyone who struggles to be a grown-up in these challenging times"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Psych Lythcott-HaimsHibbs, B. Janet
Summary: "A clear-eyed, optimistic guide for parents with adult children who need help navigating the challenges to launching an independent life. Times were already tough for young adults looking for ways to start living independent lives after high school and college: rents were up, wages were down, then the Covid-19 pandemic hit and a generation of young people were forced out of classrooms and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2024
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Summary: "From an expert in adolescent psychology comes a groundbreaking, timely, and necessary guide for parents of the 2.2 million young adults in America who are struggling to find their way in the world"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.6 MCCSummary: When it comes to her three free-spirited daughters, Daphne is just your normal over-protective, overbearing, over-the-top mother. Worried that her youngest daughter, Millie, will end up alone, Daphne meddles in her daughter's love life until she ends up doing all wrong things for all the right reasons - and all in the name of motherly love.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Studios Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Video Discs, Call number: DVD BECCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie BecauseRosen, Rosanne
Summary: An enormous amount of your life has been spent dedicated to raising your children, worrying about their happiness, and being overly concerned with pleasing them. And what happened? Not what you expected! As adult children they often exhibit diminished family loyalty and uncaring behavior, expect you to earn their love and respect, and have little problem saying good-bye when they no longer need...
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Publisher / Publication Date: CreateSpace 2015
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 153 ROSOomen, Anne-Marie
Summary: "Writer Pam Houston once summed it up, "Nice mother-daughter stories are a dime a dozen; pain-in-the ass mother-daughter stories are the ones that grab us." As Long as I Know You makes a compelling read for any adult grappling with a living elder who might also be a pain in the ass, particularly, any reader who wants a tender take on the lethal combination of dementia and defiance. As Long as I...
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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Georgia Press 2022
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1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 920 OOMBabul, Denna D.
Summary: "Drawing on interviews with over 5000 women who became fatherless due to death, divorce, neglect, and outright abandonment, the authors have found that fatherless daughters tend to push their emotions underground. These issues in turn become distinct patterns in their relationships as adult women and they often can't figure out why. Delivered with compassion and expertise, this book allows...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 BABTune, Romal J.
Summary: From author, speaker, and social entrepreneur Romal Tune and his son, Jordan, comes this tour de force for fathers and sons about healing the unfinished business between them. What do sons wish they had received from their fathers? What might honest, healing conversations between fathers and sons look like? Tune was raised mostly without a father. He and his dad connected briefly when he was a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadleaf Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 TUNDelinsky, Barbara
Summary: A skilled carpenter and a talented architect are the faces of a local television show called 'Gut It' are faced with a challenge to remaking themselves as well as rebuilding their relationship with each other.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 2015
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC DELAllen, David M.
Summary: "Do you have a parent who is invalidating, critical, demanding, or hateful? In this important and much-needed guide, you'll learn how to set boundaries; uncover the hidden motives behind your parent's behavior; put a stop to repetitive, hurtful interactions; and foster healthier relationships. There's no sugarcoating it--if you grew up with a parent who made you feel invalidated or unloved as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.8 ALLDeb, Sopan
Summary: Deb's experiences as one of the few minorities covering the Trump campaign, and subsequently as a stand-up comedian, propelled him on a dramatic journey to India to see his father and bridge the emotional distance separating him from those whose DNA he shared.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEB, SOPAN DEBSummary: A divorced couple teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY TICCopies Available at Interlochen
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TICSummary: Embark on the ultimate action adventure that spans continents and explores ancient history. Follow the exhilarating journeys and exploits of daring explorer Rick O'Connell and his family as they combat the evil undead from the dusty tombs of ancient Egypt to the hidden catacombs of China.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE MUMHood, Ann
Summary: Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The group's goal throughout the year is for each member to present the book that matters most to them. Ava rediscovers a mysterious book from her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA FIC HOOSummary: "Melodrama casts noirish shadows in this portrait of maternal sacrifice from Hollywood master Michael Curtiz. Its iconic performance by Joan Crawford as Mildred, a single mother hell-bent on freeing her children from the stigma of economic hardship, solidified Crawford's career comeback and gave the actor her only Oscar. But as Mildred pulls herself up by the bootstraps, first as an unflappable...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: BLU-RAY DRAMA MILHood, Ann
Summary: "An enthralling novel about love, loss, secrets, friendship, and the healing power of literature, by the bestselling author of The Knitting Circle. Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country. Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOOCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Adult, Call number: Fiction Hood 2016Summary: Jean is hoping for grandchildren from her daughters and Lional is visited by a man who claims to be his son. In the second half involves unwanted help to childless couples.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DLT Entertainment Uk 2005
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV ASPearson, Robin W.
Summary: "Paulette and Fred Baldwin find themselves wading through a new season of life in Hickory Grove, North Carolina. Their only son, McKinley, now works hundreds of miles away, and the distance between the husband and wife feels even farther. When their son returns home, his visit dredges up even more conflict between Fred and Paulette. McKinley makes it no secret that he doesn't intend to follow...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction PearsonSavage, Marjorie.
Summary: Offers guidance to parents on maintaining communication with college-age children, while respecting their need for independence, with advice on when parental intervention is critical and how to handle financial and credit issues.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Fireside/Simon & Schuster 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 SAVSteinberg, Laurence D.
Summary: "A much-needed guide for parents of people in their twenties and thirties from one of the world's leading developmental psychologists. Your child is now an adult, but your job as a parent is far from over. Instead, your role must evolve to meet their ongoing, changing needs. But what exactly are these new needs? And why are they so different now than they were when you were a young adult? This...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.874 STESchine, Cathleen.
Summary: Greta finds her life turned upside down by the arrival of her grown daughter, Elizabeth, by the increasingly eccentric behavior of her widowed mother, and by unexpectedly falling in love with someone other than her devoted husband.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown 2003
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SCHGross, Gwendolen
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Co. 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GROFederico, Meg.
Summary: The author relates her poignant and hilariously tumultuous journey caring for her eighty-year-old mother and newly minted step-father who were forced to accept full-time home care.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2009
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Summary: The personal lives of sisters Callie and Steff, their friend, and their divorced parents are irrevocably changed throughout the course of an extraordinary summer in Maine that forces them to reevaluate their relationships and roles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Pub. 2010