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Deborah Tannen's #1 New York Times bestseller You Just Don't Understand revolutionized communication between women and men. Now, in her most provocative and engaging book to date, she takes on what is potentially the most fraught and passionate connection of women's lives: the mother-daughter relationship. It was Tannen who first showed us that men and women speak different languages. Mothers and daughters speak the same language--but still often misunderstand each other, as they struggle to find the right balance between closeness and independence. Both mothers and daughters want to be seen for who they are, but tend to see the other as falling short of who she should be. Each overestimates the other's power and underestimates her own. Why do daughters complain that their mothers always criticize, while mothers feel hurt that their daughters shut them out? Why do mothers and daughters critique each other on the Big Three--hair, clothes, and weight--while longing for approval and understanding? And why do they scrutinize each other for reflections of themselves? Deborah Tannen answers these and many other questions as she explains why a remark that would be harmless coming from any

Who reads You're Wearing That? : Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation?

Author

Deborah Tannen

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781588365217

Category

self-help

Subjects

Family & Relationships, Psychology, Gender Studies

Rating

3.53 / 5 (952 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14