My doctor made me promise not to move home when things were tough. He said seen too many people relapse into their sickness when they go home from the hospital.

I know that you don't think you can get away with doing to them what they do to you and that's why you don't, but I see you as being better than they are. You made a choice. You need to feel good about yourself.

It took me many years away from my mother to be able to tell her that she was hurting my feelings and be firm enough and strong enough that she had to hear me.