Parentectomy: A narrative ethnography of 30 cases of parental alienation and what to do about it
by Christine Giancarlo
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GENRE: Non-fiction
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BLURB:
When
parents separate and divorce, kids come last in family law. Should children's
welfare be measured in "billable hours"? Christine Giancarlo thinks
kids come first and need both parents. Parentectomy moves us toward that
goal... for the sake of the children.
Based on Dr.
Giancarlo's peer-reviewed research study, Kids Come Last: The Effect of Family
Law Involvement in Parental Alienation, this book tells, in their own voices,
the stories of thirty loving, capable and dependable parents who, nonetheless,
were removed from their children's lives. It is also the author's own journey
through the devastation caused by parental alienation.
This book sheds light
on an urgent social crisis, enabled by a broken family law system. An equitable
and just model for eliminating this form of child abuse is proposed with an
urgent plea for its implementation.
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EXCERPTS:
GRANT
Grant was a good dad. And he was my husband. I could never
have imagined that our life together would be destroyed by parental alienation
and the Family Law system in Alberta. This is our story.
2004
I met Grant in 2004 On a cold, dreary November day, we hiked
a snow-covered trail in Kananaskis and talked about our histories… how I had
divorced but managed to maintain a healthy united alliance with my ex-husband
for our two kids… and how Grant tried to maintain a loving, productive
relationship with his three young daughters, now 10, 11 and 15, despite an
ex-wife with a diagnosed Cluster B personality disorder. Life had been tough
through the divorce and since, he told me. Eleven years into his first
marriage, he had been blind-sided by arriving home early to find his then-wife,
Suzanne, and her male “client” fumbling to re-fasten their clothing as they
came down the stairs of the family home in Brooks, Alberta, his three little daughters
in the basement watching television. Grant told his wife their marriage was
over and she needed to move out.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Christine
Giancarlo is an applied anthropologist at Mount Royal University since 1992.
She holds a Ph.D. in Human Services from Capella University, Minnesota, and an
M.A. in Primatology from the University of Calgary, Alberta. Growing up with
two loving parents, four brothers and being blessed with her own children,
Devon and Carmen, inform her holistic perspective on the family. Christine
resides in Calgary with her partner, Bert, and their dog, Gavin.
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ReplyDeleteGood morning, readers and bloggers! Thanks for checking out my book, Parentectomy. Parental Alienation is a widespread, urgent issue and a major cause of depression and anxiety in those children (and later, adults) subjected to it. Children who are taught to hate one of their parents are prevented from their healthy parent's influence in their lives. These kids are enmeshed with their mentally-unhealthy parent whose needs override their own. My book explains the cause and effect of this crisis in a very personal way, since my then-husband was a targeted parent, and includes 29 other stories (all verified) of alienated parents and their children. The book concludes with recommendations for appropriate interventions and a means for eradication.
ReplyDeleteSounds like an interesting and informative book. I have a friend who experienced Parental Alienation and she never did have a close relationship with her Dad as an adult.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that your friend experienced PA. I hope she did get to know her father and the truth as far as was possible. Of course, no one can regain the years lost, especially while growing up, but reunification can provide answers and allow the targeted parent's love to be known to their alienated child. Adult children of PA often carry the burden of fault and shame, though they were really helpless pawns. It is important for those such as your friend to realize they were used and that their alienating parent had unresolved psychological issues. Only then can formerly-alienated persons freely embrace the love of both parents and both sides of their extended families.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great book and I'm really looking forward to reading it!
ReplyDeleteThank you everyone for your comments and interest in reading Parentectomy. Happy reading and blogging!
ReplyDeleteInteresting title. The subject is crucial to the welfare of so many children in the world today!
ReplyDeleteChristine Giancarlo is new to me, but I love meeting new authors. Thanks to this blog for the introduction.
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