Seeing Eye Girl
Beverly J. Armento
As the “Seeing Eye Girl” for her blind, artistic, and mentally ill mother, Beverly Armento was intimately connected with and responsible for her, even though her mother physically and emotionally abused her. She was Strong Beverly at school—excellent in academics and mentored by caring teachers—but at home she was Weak Beverly, cowed by her mother’s rage and delusions.
Beverly’s mother regained her sight with two corneal transplants in 1950 and went on to enjoy a moment of fame as an artist, but these positive turns did nothing to stop her disintegration into her delusional world of communists, radiation, and lurking Italians. To survive, Beverly had to be resilient and hopeful that better days could be ahead. But first, she had to confront essential ethical issues about her caregiving role in her family.
In this emotional memoir, Beverly shares the coping strategies she invented to get herself through the trials of her young life, and the ways in which school and church served as refuges over the course of her journey. Breaking the psychological chains that bound her to her mother would prove to be the most difficult challenge of her life—and, ultimately, the most liberating one.
Duration - 8h 16m.
Author - Beverly J. Armento.
Narrator - Lauren Ezzo.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2022 Beverly J. Armento ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
As the “Seeing Eye Girl” for her blind, artistic, and mentally ill mother, Beverly Armento was intimately connected with and responsible for her, even though her mother physically and emotionally abused her. She was Strong Beverly at school—excellent in academics and mentored by caring teachers—but at home she was Weak Beverly, cowed by her mother’s rage and delusions. Beverly’s mother regained her sight with two corneal transplants in 1950 and went on to enjoy a moment of fame as an artist, but these positive turns did nothing to stop her disintegration into her delusional world of communists, radiation, and lurking Italians. To survive, Beverly had to be resilient and hopeful that better days could be ahead. But first, she had to confront essential ethical issues about her caregiving role in her family. In this emotional memoir, Beverly shares the coping strategies she invented to get herself through the trials of her young life, and the ways in which school and church served as refuges over the course of her journey. Breaking the psychological chains that bound her to her mother would prove to be the most difficult challenge of her life—and, ultimately, the most liberating one. Duration - 8h 16m. Author - Beverly J. Armento. Narrator - Lauren Ezzo. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2022 Beverly J. Armento ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:48
Chapter 1
Duration:00:17:04
Chapter 2
Duration:00:19:52
Chapter 3
Duration:00:16:21
Chapter 4
Duration:00:13:49
Chapter 5
Duration:00:10:03
Chapter 6
Duration:00:08:56
Chapter 7
Duration:00:23:14
Chapter 8
Duration:00:10:04
Chapter 9
Duration:00:13:28
Chapter 10
Duration:00:13:20
Chapter 11
Duration:00:27:14
Chapter 12
Duration:00:11:45
Chapter 13
Duration:00:18:49
Chapter 14
Duration:00:15:06
Chapter 15
Duration:00:18:09
Chapter 16
Duration:00:18:25
Chapter 17
Duration:00:12:51
Chapter 18
Duration:00:18:16
Chapter 19
Duration:00:15:40
Chapter 20
Duration:00:11:06
Chapter 21
Duration:00:19:00
Chapter 22
Duration:00:27:05
Chapter 23
Duration:00:23:30
Chapter 24
Duration:00:11:04
Chapter 25
Duration:00:09:29
Chapter 26
Duration:00:13:38
Chapter 27
Duration:00:13:41
Chapter 28
Duration:00:23:17
Chapter 29
Duration:00:22:42
Epilogue
Duration:00:17:55
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:54