Throughout the book, [the authors] have tried to use case examples that typify different symptoms and addictions so that the reader can get a feel for the variety of dysfunctional lifestyles that develop in Adult Children ... [This] book is written to provide ... helpful information as part of a much more comprehensive program of recovery.-Pref.;Adult children: Introduction; Two stories; Who are we? What are our symptoms? -- Bear -- Family roots: Family systems, structure, function, roles, boundaries; Traps get set; When families get off course -- Goose -- What happens to me?: Denial; Feelings; Secrets; What happens to our identity; Initimacy and beyond -- Rabbit -- Beneath the iceberg: General model of adult children and co-dependency -- recovering, what do I do now?: Uncovering and admitting; Working a program; Word about healing and spirituality -- Kiss your monster on the nose -- Appendix.