Cain's Legacy

This title shines a light on the darkness of failed sibling relationships. At least one-third of adult siblings suffer serious sibling strife. Instead of feelings of kinship and warmth for their closest of relatives, most brothers and sisters feel secret shame, rage, guilt, resentment, alienation, c [...]
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This title shines a light on the darkness of failed sibling relationships. At least one-third of adult siblings suffer serious sibling strife. Instead of feelings of kinship and warmth for their closest of relatives, most brothers and sisters feel secret shame, rage, guilt, resentment, alienation, contempt, or - perhaps worst of all - cold indifference. When brothers and sisters don't get along, it can be far worse than bickering or the occasional fight. If you have a brother or sister, chances are you know this. In "Cain's Legacy", recognized authority on sibling psychology Jeanne Safer explores the various levels of inter-sibling woes. Incorporating case studies, interviews, and insights from her own patient psychoanalysis, Safer examines the lives of siblings whose relationships fall along a vast spectrum, including criminal exploitation and manipulation, obligatory civility, mutual resentment, and estrangement. Anyone with a sibling knows their influence follows us from home and the bedroom to cocktail parties and the boardroom; when that influence is malign, it can doom us to a lifetime of sibling misery.The upshot of the book's tour of terrors is insight into how to fix broken sibling relationships that deserve it, and how to completely sever those relationships that demand it. Taking a critical look at the most hard to define relationships, "Cain's Legacy" is a prescriptive guide to navigating the darkness that might dwell in the hearts of our brothers and sisters.