Lisa Marie Presley Memoir Recap/Discussion: Chapter 6 (Pt Two)

[shangri__la]

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Previous recaps: Chapters 1 & 2 || Chapter 3 || Chapter 4 || Chapter 5 || Chapter 6 (pt one)

Lisa Marie Presley’s memoir From Here to the Great Unknown was 85% done and spread across 16 tapes when she passed away in January 2023. The book consists

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[afeelingunacted]

Thanks for these posts OP. I've been reading your summaries and ugh, poor Riley she definitely sounds deluded. I know she loves her mom and she was raised with love but it sounds like her mother was emotionally incestuous, relied on her too much, was codependent, and also inappropriately shared romantic details and her friends (IDK if that was a joke or not), and she also parentified her.

Not surprising giving how troubled Lisa Marie is but it's funny to see how "normal" Riley seems and then read about how actually fucked up her childhood was. She and her husband seem stable at least.

[shangri__la]

My pleasure!

inappropriately shared romantic details and her friends (IDK if that was a joke or not

It was not a joke, it's said very straightforward and Riley seems to find it amusing.

Unfortunately, there is a constant of codependency between Lisa and her children, and also with Danny- Riley said in an interview that the floor came out from under them when she passed and it's unfortunately clear reading the book, everyone's lives were entwined with hers, for better or worse, with love and trauma. It's a great book, but a sad, sad one as well.

[mad_hatter80]

The codependency goes back to Elvis and his mom. They had a bizarre connection. And from personal experience, that shit can carry on through generations.

[healthypanda]

I agree with this and am glad you said this.

On one hand, I think Lisa Marie was the best mom she could have been with the capacity that she had. She wasn't given much growing up, and it sounds like she was a very loving mom.

But on the other hand, the enmeshment, not prioritizing her kids' education, smoking/drinking with them when they were underage, MICHAEL JACKSON...definitely issues there.

[mad_hatter80]

i think there also was a weird thing when Riley was dating Ryan Cabrera, wasn't there?

[healthypanda]

Ohhh, really? I can't say that I remember them dating, but am definitely interested in the tea!

[mad_hatter80]

I think there was a pic of Lisa like holding Riley's hair while she made out with Ryan. Find that weird. Riley was also a teen and Ryan in his 20s so yeah...

[healthypanda]

Oh yiiiikes 😬

[crazyfreakyaj]

no doubt. i have been reading all these recaps (thanks shangri__la) and i just keep thinking how sad i am for riley. she's so deluded about her mom. :( at least her dad sounds mostly normal???