{"product_id":"thank-you-for-failing-me-stephanie-skipper-9798990324909","title":"Thank You For Failing Me: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003eI met my dad for the first time at a funeral when I was 14...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-two years later, he died.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about everything in between.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a little girl, I dreamt of one day meeting him. And when I finally did, the impact was greater\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethan I ever could have imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn my adult life, I entered every room, wondering: Do you see me? I hoped a record label could\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprovide me with an identity, success, and approval. Then, I assumed my husband could redeem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall my broken and rejected pieces-proving to me, and the world, once and for all, that I was in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efact, loved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut no one could give me what I was looking for. Perhaps because they were never intended to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHad they not failed me, I wouldn't have begun to look inward, and stop expecting others to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprovide me with a sense of self-worth or identity. I discovered that love had always been mine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is how I began to ask a different question: Do I see you?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiraculously, once this shift occurred in me, my marriage began to heal, and I reconnected with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emy dad-once again. But this time, it wasn't about being seen. It was about knowing him in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhatever time we had left.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book covers a wide range of topics including domestic abuse, abandonment, mental illness, addiction, recovery, suicide, forgiveness, grace, hope, and healing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie Skipper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798990324909\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boho Studios Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Stephanie Skipper","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180821078271,"sku":"9798990324909","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13a22ed4-9660-43f9-ba47-1f24e32a6d9e.jpg?v=1712898752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/thank-you-for-failing-me-stephanie-skipper-9798990324909","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}