Re: Fiction or Biography books?

[Guest guest]

A Boy Called IT by Dave Pelzer and the following books in that series about

his life and experiances with nada are really good. A classic movie about the

experiance of having a nada is Mommy Dearest.

[Guest guest]

I watched Mommie Dearest again this weekend. (For those who may not know,

it's the story of Crawford's childhood with her Mother, the actress

Joan Crawford. ) It's a good portrayal - especially by the little girl acting as

young . Parts of it are pretty difficult for me to watch because of

my nada's startling physical resemblance to Joan Crawford, and parts are just

distasteful anyhow, because of the subject matter. I have heard that the

book is far better than the movie, and of course when it was published, it

created an uproaor, partly due to people percieving it as the coldhearted

intentional destruction of a beloved icon. Joan Crawford's image was even more

carefully crafted than the average nada's and her fans found 's story a

very

bitter pill to swallow. As a result, she was vilified for a very long time.

.

[Guest guest]

The movie was made from a book, also called " Mommie Dearest " . Iv'e

been meaning to read it for a while, but tbh, I think I am a bit too

scared.

Slightly OT- I've been wondering whether le Steel has a form of

BPD. Just to explain - I work part time in the local council library,

and of course there are loads and loads of romance novels that get

circulated. Every time I see Steel's face on the back of the book, I

am reminded of my BP mother... there is that particular blend of

showing off and deep insecurity in her expression. I wonder...

D

> I watched Mommie Dearest again this weekend. (For those who may not

know,

> it's the story of Crawford's childhood with her Mother,

the actress

> Joan Crawford. ) It's a good portrayal - especially by the little

girl acting as

> young . Parts of it are pretty difficult for me to watch

because of

> my nada's startling physical resemblance to Joan Crawford, and parts

are just

> distasteful anyhow, because of the subject matter. I have heard

that the

> book is far better than the movie, and of course when it was

published, it

> created an uproaor, partly due to people percieving it as the

coldhearted

> intentional destruction of a beloved icon. Joan Crawford's image

was even more

> carefully crafted than the average nada's and her fans found

's story a very

> bitter pill to swallow. As a result, she was vilified for a very

long time.

>

> .

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 8/5/2004 1:27:23 PM Pacific Standard Time,

oikocryst@... writes:

> Does anyone know of any fiction or auto/biography of

> adult children dealing with BP parents? What about movies?

> TIA >>

>

>

Try the book TOXIC PARENTS dont know the author but it is a real good

book..deals with all types of abuse in childhood.

DEE