Mommie Dearest

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But if it happens to children, then by the time they get old enough to speak out, or to understand what happened to them, the statute of limitations has been reached. Crawford's other daughters, Cindy and Cathy, have stated many times that they did not witness or experience any of the events described in the book. Released by a smaller publishing company, the second edition included some novel promotional methods. Rather, she felt it was important to expose the horrific reality she endured at the hands of an abusive parent who happened to have a highly positive public profile (part of which stemmed from her having adopted 4 children).

When, on that long-ago night, Christina claims that her mother tried to throttle her, a secretary eventually pulled them apart and summoned a juvenile officer to the house.

Crawford supposedly kept Christopher tied up in bed in a “sleep safe” device and she also trussed Christina up in the shower at night.Despite receiving mostly negative reviews from critics, the film's perceived bizarre script and performances, particularly Dunaway's, have brought a cult following to the film. The publication of Mommie Dearest, perhaps the first memoir ever to document child abuse from the point of view of the child, changed the landscape of victim representation and was an early precursor to today’s more robust state of victims’ rights. Too many of Joan Crawford's contemporaries were already well aware that she was violating at least two of her adopted children. Well, possibly Christina Crawford, who has seen her harrowing history of child abuse transformed into a gay pantomime.