Susan G. (onstagegirl) reviewed Don't talk about hair, weight, or clothes! on 4/20/2009 + 81 more book reviews

The author, Deborah Tannen, writes regarding communication between mothers and their teenage and adult daughters. The stories and insights hit home while giving the reader many chuckles. One line from the book: "Daughters might find ways to involve their mothers in their lives without compromising their independence, and mothers might find ways to be helpful other than giving advice and protection." There are sections that are repetitive. Tannen points out over and over again what the problem is in the communication between daughters and mothers, and wait till the very last chapter to give tidbits of advice, like silence is golden. Read the first couple of chapters, then skip to the last.

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