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Originally Posted by Perna
People are individuals and there's no way a parent, just a normal, unsuspecting/untrained "adult" can know what a child, even their own child, may "need" and how to teach that to that new person. Parents are not all-wise or all-good/unselfish and have their own lives to live; feeling one's parents did not love/teach one enough is one's own perspective, not necessarily "Truth". My personal quirks got in the way of my initial learning growing up as did my mother's illness and death when I was a toddler, my stepmother's failing at not being my real mother, etc. It's not our parents fault we go to therapy; it's (hopefully) something we have decided to do because we think it might help us better understand ourselves and our lives and those around us. For me, therapy was a learning experience and I enjoy learning, even when the lesson is difficult. All's well that ends well; it's just Life.
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Hi Perna , I feel a little confused-and am probably working too hard to parse it. (And learning to not get on the defensive "whatcha talking bout willis train [emoji854])
I agree that we're all different and not perfect. And for many years I've stated that part of growing up is learning to see your parents as adults.
I think where I had a strong reaction was " It's not our parents fault we go to therapy;". Can you please clarify your views for me?
In my case I have just over the last couple of years realized the far reaching damage my mother's overt actions and father's inaction caused my sister and me.
Thanks