{"product_id":"i-only-say-this-because-i-love-you-talking-to-your-parents-partner-sibs-and-kids-when-youre-all-adults-paperback","title":"I Only Say This Because I Love You: Talking to Your Parents, Partner, Sibs, and Kids When You're All Adults - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Tannen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving us tied up in knots? In this illuminating book, Deborah Tannen, the linguist and and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eYou Just Don't Understand\u003c\/i\u003e and many other books, reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and problematic even when we're all adults. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSearching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we find signs of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family love so often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In \u003ci\u003eI Only Say This Because I Love You, \u003c\/i\u003e Tannen shows how important it is, in family talk, to learn to separate word meanings, or messages, from heart meanings, or metamessages --unstated but powerful meanings that come from the history of our relationships and the way things are said. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresenting real conversations from people's lives, Tannen reveals what is actually going on in family talk, including how family conversations must balance the longing for connection with the desire for control, as we struggle to be close without giving up our freedom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This eye-opening book explains why grown women so often feel criticized by their mothers; and why mothers feel they can't open their mouths around their grown daughters; why growing up male or female, or as an older or younger sibling, results in different experiences of family that persist throughout our lives; and much, much more. By helping us to understand and redefine family talk, Tannen provides the tools to improve relationships with family members of every age.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy does talk in families so often go in circles, leaving us tied up in knots? In this illuminating book, Deborah Tannen, the linguist and and bestselling author of You Just Don't Understand and many other books, reveals why talking to family members is so often painful and problematic even when we're all adults. Searching for signs of acceptance and belonging, we find signs of disapproval and rejection. Why do the seeds of family love so often yield a harvest of criticism and judgment? In I Only Say This Because I Love You, Tannen shows how important it is, in family talk, to learn to separate word meanings, or messages, from heart meanings, or metamessages -- unstated but powerful meanings that come from the history of our relationships and the way things are said. Presenting real conversations from people's lives, Tannen reveals what is actually going on in family talk, including how family conversations must balance the longing for connection with the desire for control, as we struggle to be close without giving up our freedom. \u003cbr\u003eThis eye-opening book explains why grown women so often feel criticized by their mothers; and why mothers feel they can't open their mouths around their grown daughters; why growing up male or female, or as an older or younger sibling, results in different experiences of family that persist throughout our lives; and much, much more. By helping us to understand and redefine family talk, Tannen provides the tools to improve relationships with family members of every age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Tannen is the author of \u003cb\u003eYou Just Don't Understand\u003c\/b\u003e, which was on the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller list for nearly four years, including eight months at number one, and has been translated into twenty-six languages. Among her many books are\u003cb\u003e The Argument Culture\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eTalking from 9 to 5\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThat's Not What I Meant\u003c\/b\u003e! A linguistics professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., she is a frequent guest on such radio and television shows as \u003ci\u003eThe Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, Good Morning America, CNN's TalkBack Live, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNPR's All Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42136638980176,"sku":"9780345407528","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/22tuzuPfF19780345407528.webp?v=1773924684","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/i-only-say-this-because-i-love-you-talking-to-your-parents-partner-sibs-and-kids-when-youre-all-adults-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}