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Page 120
... husband state his despair so passionately freed Mrs. Murray from her own doubts for a while . In this case the seesaw is functional : it allows each parent to reassure the other , even as it mag- nifies the distance between them . In ...
... husband state his despair so passionately freed Mrs. Murray from her own doubts for a while . In this case the seesaw is functional : it allows each parent to reassure the other , even as it mag- nifies the distance between them . In ...
Page 123
... husband for worrying less than she does . In describing their husbands ' responses to a child's disability many women in the mothers ' group use the once psychiatric and now popu- lar term " denial . " They see their husbands avoiding ...
... husband for worrying less than she does . In describing their husbands ' responses to a child's disability many women in the mothers ' group use the once psychiatric and now popu- lar term " denial . " They see their husbands avoiding ...
Page 127
... husband sees his wife beginning to emerge from her cocoon of despair , ready to join a world beyond the family , he may have mixed feelings . He is glad that she is trying to heal herself and help their child , but he may feel somewhat ...
... husband sees his wife beginning to emerge from her cocoon of despair , ready to join a world beyond the family , he may have mixed feelings . He is glad that she is trying to heal herself and help their child , but he may feel somewhat ...
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A Difference in the Family: Living with a Disabled Child Helen Featherstone No preview available - 1981 |
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