Hi everyone! I'm looking for book recommendations to help bridge a gap between me (26F) and my mom (63). We have a complicated relationship, and I'm hoping a book might help us both understand each other better.
Context: The past couple years have been really difficult for myself. Couple years ago, my grandma passed away (my grandma practically raised me), my parents divorced, my dad moved away, and he later died by suicide. You would think my mom would have some type of empathy for me, but she just talks shit about my dad. These events shaped who I am and how I see the world. When I try to talk to my mom about how these experiences affected me, we often end up butting heads. She doesn't seem to understand how deeply these things impacted me, or she dismisses my feelings by saying I had a good childhood overall.
I want to find a book that helps my mom understand what it's actually like to be a young adult in today's world: the pressures, the challenges, how different things are from when she was my age. I'm NOT looking for something that paints her as the bad guy. Instead, I want something that fosters understanding and empathy from her end, ideally without me having to be the one to constantly explain myself.
I think if she could read something from an outside perspective about what young adults face today, it might help her get where I'm coming from. Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thank you!
by bigyikes222
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I do not want to be negative but I’m not sure there is a book for that? I would maybe recommend you read adult children of emotionally immature parents.