Christina says she was once starved for days when she refused to eat an undercooked steak that was still bloody, all in a bid for her mother to further control her.Ħ. Crawford was prone to what Christina called “night raids,” in which she would wake the children up drunk and make them clean messes they hadn’t necessarily made for hours on end.ĥ. Crawford then made Christina wear the dress for a week in order to humiliate her.Ĥ. Christina had a favorite dress until she provoked her mother into shredding it. In a scene that’s become synonymous with the film, she is said to have dragged her daughter by the hair yelling, “No wire hangers, no wire hangers!” while beating her with one until her “ears rang.”ģ. Crawford hated wire hangers, and reportedly once woke up her daughter in the middle of the night for using them. But after Crawford’s third marriage fell apart she renamed the children.Ģ. and Phillip Terry Jr., (after his adoptive father). When Crawford first adopted Christina and Christopher, they were named Joan Jr. One closes this fine, moving read with great respect for Christina Crawford.1. hits her stride with this strong account of her simultaneous tragedies. . .
Crawford’s story is not just about the will to survive it is about the unparalleled joy of coming out on the other side, finding calm, and celebrating a fulfilling life. More than a personal memoir of triumph over tragedy, Survivor-now with a new preface for its 30th anniversary -is an enlightening spiritual roadmap to recovery for anyone who has suffered the ordeals of physical and emotional abuse, devastating illness, or seemingly insurmountable despair.
Staying true to her fighting spirit, she made a remarkable comeback. But in the years following the controversial bestseller’s publication, the author’s resilience was tested in ways she never expected.Ĭrawford was forced to brave a stunning backlash intended to shame her, a film adaptation that bastardized her story and compounded the trauma, a descent into alcoholism, a divorce that ruined her financially, and a massive stroke that left her paralyzed. Beyond Mommie Dearest-the inspiring and shattering sequel to the groundbreaking #1 New York Times bestseller.Īt publication the world as I knew it blew up in my face.Ĭhristina Crawford’s Mommie Dearest cast a spotlight on the unspoken horrors of family violence and exorcised the demons of her childhood.
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