Thank you! Happy Holidays to you. ❤️ I'm glad I found you. I was just forced to revisit some of the abuse that I lived as a child of a narcissist. I went to see my mother-we were never really close, some of that reason being that she would not stand up for me. Now she's 87 and her mind is failing, and she's got pictures of my father all over the place, since now that he's been dead for some years, she's decided he was the perfect husband. Ugh. It just never entirely goes away, does it?
Hi Laurie, thanks for your note. Revisiting those old wounds by visiting your mother must have been so painful. It's so hard when difficult memories and trigger points resurface - it really does feel like it never goes away sometimes! Sending you support and solidarity! Happy holidays 🎄
Growing up, every holiday, birthday, and special occasion was marred by conflict one or both of my parents caused…either with each other or with my siblings.
Sometimes it was manipulative. But often it was just the fallout of profound self-focus and a complete and utter lack of anything resembling self-regulation or self-control. Emotional chaos and hair triggers are not the stuff of peaceful, silent nights.
Thank you! Happy Holidays to you. ❤️ I'm glad I found you. I was just forced to revisit some of the abuse that I lived as a child of a narcissist. I went to see my mother-we were never really close, some of that reason being that she would not stand up for me. Now she's 87 and her mind is failing, and she's got pictures of my father all over the place, since now that he's been dead for some years, she's decided he was the perfect husband. Ugh. It just never entirely goes away, does it?
Hi Laurie, thanks for your note. Revisiting those old wounds by visiting your mother must have been so painful. It's so hard when difficult memories and trigger points resurface - it really does feel like it never goes away sometimes! Sending you support and solidarity! Happy holidays 🎄
Growing up, every holiday, birthday, and special occasion was marred by conflict one or both of my parents caused…either with each other or with my siblings.
Sometimes it was manipulative. But often it was just the fallout of profound self-focus and a complete and utter lack of anything resembling self-regulation or self-control. Emotional chaos and hair triggers are not the stuff of peaceful, silent nights.