Terry, on the other hand, likes exercising with someone else. It takes the boredom away and you can chat as you do it. Similarly, Susan and a friend have been walking three miles a day, five days a week for almost 20 years. At ages 60 and 56, Susan and her friend have healthy bones and we seldom get sick. Diana was one woman who prefers organized group exercise.
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If you d like to understand this complicated relationship better, read psychotherapist Alyce Faye Cleese s new book, How to Manage Your Mother. Understanding the Most Difficult, Complicated, and Fascinating Relationship in Your Life. Cleese and her co-author Brian Bates explore several important issues, including positive and negative feelings we may have about our mothers, other mother figures in our lives, our expectations of our mothers, the loss of our mothers, and ten ways to have a better relationship with our mothers. For example, the authors suggest that you discover personality traits you have in common with your mother, and keep a sense of humor about her. The book also includes some fascinating anecdotes about the mothers of famous people.