Parent Deleted: A Mother's Fight for Her Right to Parent

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* This book will appeal to the estimated 22 million parents in the US alone who are plagued by Parental Alienation. * An estimated 14.7 million members of the US LGBTQI community are, through entrenched bias and antiquated methods, being failed by the US legal system. * Over a third of LGBTQI Americans, or 5.12 million people, are parents raising over 9 million children. * An estimated 2 million LGBTQI people in the US are interested in adopting. Gay and lesbian parents are raising 4% of all adopted children in the US. * Millions of readers within and outside the US are interested in civil rights, children's rights, legal and institutional reform.

Michelle Darne has been a prominent figure in the fashion, advertising, marketing, publishing, and entertainment industries for more than thirty years. In 2000, she bet on a market nobody believed existed when she decided to publish And Baby Magazine: Redefining Modern Parenting which became the pioneer national magazine to focus on alternative parenting. Within a few years, And Baby became a radio show with 7 million listeners, and then a TV series followed by 35 million homes through Time Warner cable. In 2005, National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) named Darne the inaugural Entrepreneur of the Year. She is currently the CEO and Executive Producer of Patina Entertainment, a digital media company providing quality content for underserved niche markets. To amplify the impact she aims to have through Parent Deleted, she also recently joined the board of Erasing Family, a documentary on family bond obstruction, and founded Simply Parent, a non-profit that is dedicated to forging a society where good parenting is protected in all its diverse genesis, forms, and colors.

2017 USA Best Book Awards Finalist in LGBTQ Non-Fiction "Michelle's enthralling and heartbreaking story presents the raw truth of what it is like to be the target of another parent's alienating behaviors. Her experience reflects that of millions of other parents who are blamed for what is happening to them, and for whom there is no relief. It takes great courage to share such a story, and Michelle Darne is to be commended for her courage to do so." -Jennifer J. Harman, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology at Colorado State University and author of Parents Acting Badly: How Societies and Institutions Promote the Alienation of Children from their Loving Families "Parent Deleted is a MUST read for all parents, everywhere. It tragically exemplifies how parents can be alienated from their children. This powerful story reminds us why we must protect our families, even if from ourselves, and illustrates-with disarming humility-what we can and must avoid at all costs. Children need access to all of their loving parents and extended families! Michelle Darne's book is also an olive branch to the millions of children who have been severed from their parents. Parent Deleted will spark unexpected, invaluable conversations and change how we plan our families." -Dr. Terri Orbuch (PhD), The Love Doctor (R), Professor at Oakland University, and author of 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage From Good to Great "An uplifting message to mistreated and alienated parents, and a must-read for all seeking to end institutionally endorsed parental alienation." -William Bernet, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and author of Parent Alienation: The Handbook for Mental Health and Legal Professionals (Behavioral Science and Law) and co-author of Children of Divorce: A Practical Guide for Parents, Therapists, Attorneys, and Judges