A Kidnapped Mind: A Mother's Heartbreaking Memoir of Parental Alienation

by Pamela Richardson and Jane Broweleit

Book Overview

This is Pamelas passionate memoir of life with and without her estranged son, Dash, who suffered PAS at the hands of his father.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550026240
• ISBN13: 9781550026245
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A painful read, but so valuable

This is such a valuable book to read if you are experiencing parental alienation syndrome--your "ex" poisoning your children against you. The author outlines the progressive steps her son's dad took to turn her son against her. One thing to pay attention to is that she gave up custody in the hopes that her son's dad would cool down and not continue with the hostility. But as she found out, that action just made things a lot worse--the hostility continued unabated. She also points out how the alienating parent is very likely to have mental illness issues. This makes sense: what mentally or emotionally healthy parent would force their child to choose between parents? What mentally or emotionally healthy parent would continue fighting when they have "won" full control of the child? What mentally or emotionally healthy parent would so abuse their child (because poisoning a child against the other parent is truly child abuse) that the child becomes so hopeless that the child suicides. If you are experiencing this, read this book, don't take the high road with your child(ren)'s parent, hang in there and fight--your child's future is at stake.

Horrifying story that should serve as a warning for others..

This book is a must read for anyone going through a divorce. It Chronicles one mother's efforts to stop her ex husband from alienating her son from her and his ultimate death through suicide. She does everything she thinks is the right thing to do, but ultimately it did not work, and gives her painful hindsight advice to all parents who are going through something like this. Parental Alienation Syndrome is real, this book proves it, maybe someday the courts will notice it.

A must for any parent contemplating divorce

Pamela's case is definitely an example of the worst case scenario of what can happen when a parent manipulates the mind of a child and the judicial system enables this manipulation to continue unrestricted. Written from what had to be dozens of journals and tape recordings, it was so well written that I felt I was re-living her life. I believe it should be required reading for any parent considering divorce because it highlights the monumental impact words have on a developing mind. It should also be required reading for family law attorneys and therapists. My heart goes out to Pamela and her family.

Someone wrote my story....

If you, or someone you know, has had to deal with the nightmare of Parental Alienation, then this book is a must read. It eloquently and heart breakingly tells the story of how the legal system doesn't benefit anyone who follows the rules and guidelines. It also accurately describes the emotional rollercoaster of disbelief followed by incredible joy only to be replaced by a shattered heart that an alienated parent experiences as they watch their adored and loved child(ren) fall prey to the hands of someone who hates their ex-wife more than he loves his child(ren). I cried as I read my own story in Ms. Richardson's words and only pray that my own children do not share the same fate as her innocent son.