Po bronson why do i love

No need to write any family individually, just a general "To the Families" letter will do. A paragraph is plenty. Please send it to me, with "To the Families" in the subject line, and I will distribute them to the families.

My email: pobronson pobronson. The Factbook Also, if you have read the book, you might be looking for the hundreds of pages of research we compiled and synthesized - which I mention in the appendix. This is what we call the Factbook. The Factbook is a centralized storing house of memos we wrote on family issues, with particular regard to cross-cultural comparisons and the history of family.

Be prepared to have your eyes opened by what you read. The Factbook would be a page book by itself were it printed out. It draws upon over sources. To our surprise, nothing quite like this yet existed on the web, publicly available. Family research has become so stratified and specialized that there is no single place that covers most of the significant issues.

The Factbook is appropriate for both general readers and for scholars and journalists who cover family issues. Also, if you are looking for the sources of the statistics and observations made either in the "Halftime" chapter or in the Appendix, look at the bottom of the Factbook index. Signed first editions Thanks to everyone who pre-ordered a signed copy. I was in Portland signing your books.

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See more by John Dossett. You may also like: Thriller and Mystery Staff Picks. Thank you for signing up, fellow book lover! See More Categories. It is not the typical Psychology book. I liked the fact that it was a little different. I think families are an important topic to explore because most everyone has some form of a family.

Dec 21, Jessie Young rated it it was amazing. I liked Po Bronson's "What should I do with my life? This is one of those books that you not only read, but are constantly quoting and paraphrasing to friends while you are reading it and long after, as well. The stories are somewhat memorable but even more memorable is the feeling it leaves you with: families are hard.

In our second decade, our understanding of the story begins to develop. We make conscious connections, notice patterns, and maybe inject some drama into the story, too. In our third decade, we gain some control over where this story will go.

We decide how much separation we need from the past in order to hear our own feelings. What is their purpose? On both fronts, we try to shape the stroy, adding new chapters as a way of changing how the old story lines turn out.

Even if we have cut off all ties to our families, we carry this template forward in life. Everyone has different feelings about this template.

Some people feel they were taught very well how to love. But most people who put themselves in the middle. They were taught some of the pieces, but others are missing. It is the fashion of the day to complain about these missing pieces - to blame our backstory for not having full prepared us. I think we are all meant to search. We have all been taught some of what love is, and the rest we have to go figure out.

There is a yearning to fill our gaps, to make up for what we have missed. This is true for us, and it was true for our parents, and it was true for every generation before them. Unfortunately, it will also be true for our children. This is the nature of life.

We have not been cheated. We get this chance at life, but we have to hold up our end of the bargain. We have to learn what love is, learn the parts we missed, and pass it on. We conclude, I am not a good person, or I have been hurt very badly. But we are mistaken. This is not our true nature.

Inside us all, under all those layers, despite years and years of neglect, there is still a virtuous and noble person, waiting to be let out. We don't become good people. We simple cease, slowly, to be deluded by the layers" -p.

It had been there all along, under all those layers. Waiting for me. I just had to calm down, stop looking everywhere else for answers, and start letting it out. Not to do so is a damaging trait. It destroys more families than it preserves. Give people credit for what they've had to cope with. However, the stalemate had budged, and here's how: Both had privately come to the realization that even if they married somebody else, they would be in the same situation.

Jerome realized his tendency to withdraw would destroy any relationship he was in. Anne realized her insistence that life be endlessly stimulating would always cause her to act out selfishly. Their language makes a distinction between 'temporary family,' which includes only those around today, and the 'real family,' which includes the ancestors - meaning that just because you're alive doesn't mean you're more important.

Jun 17, Jonathan Hiskes rated it it was amazing. A series of well-told, engaging stories about families of all sorts working their way through hardship of all sorts. It's not an intellectual "ideas" book in the obvious sense, but I think its central idea is actually quite important: All families face struggles, and what matters is how they work through them. And the stories of everyday people are every bit as worthy of attention as the stories of famous people.

One of my favorites for this year along with Kiese Laymon's "Heavy. Apr 22, Lauren Wallentine rated it it was amazing. This is basically a collection of short stories. They are encouraging stories of real life. My favorite quote: "marriage isn't hard work, it's worthwhile work.

I love books that help me see things from someone else's perspective. Nov 15, Dr. Kerin Groves rated it it was amazing. Po Bronson gives everyone with a wacky family tree the permission to accept it and move on. Jan 02, Brook rated it liked it. I loved reading multiple stories, collected around the ideas of struggle, wrestling, life in family and difficulty.

Not 'instant solutions' or 'everything is now okay'. A good read. Stories of families that survive troubles and trials. Oct 08, Sue Gross rated it it was ok. Even though families argue, or are driven apart, most of their stories of trying to reconnect are worth reading. Sep 21, Geovan rated it it was amazing. This is the first book that I have read in a long time and I got lucky to start with the one that made me think so much about myself and others.

Nov 24, Nancy rated it did not like it Shelves: not-worth-finishing. Good stories -- just too much commentary by the author. Apr 05, Allysworld added it Shelves: own-read. Excellent good. Collection of stories of how people change. Aug 13, Georgia Buchanan rated it it was amazing. As an aspiring journalist, I loved the way Bronson captured intimate stories with delicacy. Great people, great tales. Many lessons noted from this read! Perfect for a nightly installment. Oct 22, Susan rated it it was amazing.

Every therapist should read this book to understand relationships, self, family, and the human experience. Actually, every human should read this book.

Especially my brother. This book wasn't a gripping read, but it certainly made me think about a lot of things in my own family and other's , and I appreciated the lessons I gleaned. I'm glad I read it. It substantiated my belief that everyone has a compelling story to tell.

I loved the story of Steve and JoJo. I related to it because that's how my husband felt when he married me. He has a total of 6 cousins on both sides of his family, so This book wasn't a gripping read, but it certainly made me think about a lot of things in my own family and other's , and I appreciated the lessons I gleaned.

He has a total of 6 cousins on both sides of his family, so when he learned that I have a hundred or more cousins, he was a bit overwhelmed. He's gotten used to it since, but it made for an interesting start to our relationship.

I love how Steve described what he now gets out of that family: "They care. They genuinely care about each other. So when I walk in a room, they light up When JoJo and I travel, there is always a relative nearby who want to see us. Not out of duty, or habit, but because they care--because the sight of us makes them happy. It was hard to read, but Jarralynne's story also resonated with me.

She has a mentally unstable mother and had an extremely difficult childhood, but she eventually overcame it though she continues to support and deal with her mother even now. I've seen a similar occurrence a time or two, and that's why it resonated: it's more common that I'd like to believe. But I liked this comment: "If the only legacy of her childhood is a tendency to take a few cheap shots when times are good, I consider that fairly amazing.

I also consider that fairly amazing. So often the problems perpetuate. I liked this sum up: "Give people credit for what they've had to cope with.

Bringing an appropriate expectation to your search for harmony is the first step to getting that expectation met. Or at least, a better experience is possible. I found the statistics interesting. I've heard again and again that the family is disintegrating and that divorce is becoming more common. It seems true.