Circumstances

The interview “Parents Who Love in a Living Hell” was published in 1990 in the book When Parents Love Too Much: What Happens When Your Parents Won't Let Go by Laurie Ashner and Mitch Meyerson.

The book presents a series of case studies which explores the dynamics of family relationships, with a specific focus on parental overinvolvement in their children’s lives. The specific circumstances of how the authors decided to write this book are unknown, but we can assume the writers intended to share their experience as psychotherapists and help parents, grandparents, and adults to better understand their own family experiences.

The circumstances that led to the interview “Parents Who Love in a Living Hell” are specifically addressed in the interview. An unnamed father remember...