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Originally Posted by Pflower
Worth Repeating ...
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This year will mark the 24th Anniversary of the beginning of my healing journey ... And while I've made some right remarkable progress, holidays and anniversaries are still a bit difficult - with Mother's Day remaining the most difficult one ... Because, when our female parental units are our primary abusers, it leaves an indelible wound that even time cannot erase!
However, we can learn to be to ourselves the mothers that we never had, and I work diligently towards that goal every day! ... For all of us that didn't have an even "good enough" mother, my wish for us is to find a way to give ourselves the love, encouragement, guidance & support that we didn't receive as children ... And to remain patient, gentle and kind with ourselves along the way ...
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Pflower!
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Hey Pflower! You are such an inspiration to me. Thank you! I have some serious issuses with my mom (abandonment and vicious assaults on my self worth relative to my brothers). I am sitting here on Mothers Day and she is in bad shape, not doing well. I am trying to forgive her, really hard. I called her and told her that I loved her and sent her a nice card. I have been sending her presents for years. I think I'm in better shape for having done so. Still, the scars are so deep and large they will never go away completely. Not when your mom disowned you as a 4 or 5 year old. Reading your touching post brought me to tears. Pflower we all love you, and we are all proud of you. We are all with you, and in your corner with you. Keep on keepin' on!!
Shalom.