Eldest Daughter Syndrome - How to Stop Being the Family's Second Parent: Understand Parentification, Ease People-Pleasing and Guilt, and Set Boundaries With Your Family Without Burning Every Bridge #1012571

You were the one who watched your siblings, smoothed the mood at dinner and answered the call nobody else wanted. Now you are an adult and you still say yes before you finish hearing the question. If you are tired of being the family's second parent, this book is for you. Eldest Daughter Syndrome is a practical, compassionate guide to the pattern many oldest daughters share: parentification, people-pleasing, guilt and the struggle to set boundaries with family. Unlike books on general people-pleasing, on cutting off toxic parents or on settling sibling disputes over an aging parent's care, it focuses on the eldest-daughter role itself and on boundaries that keep as much of your family relationship as is safe. It is a self-help workbook, not therapy or a diagnosis. Inside, you'll learn: You can love your family and still put something down. Start with one small step this week.