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eskielover · Mar 31, 2020 at 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Terabithia

It sounds like you live in a really great community. I am hoping that this is something he will grow out of. Knowing, after thinking back on our conversation, that he sees my mental illness as a weakness, combined with his completely arrogant attitude towards me....I know now that he sees me as inferior to him, and this really grates on my nerves. I wish I’d said something to him about it during the conversation. I helped raise this kid! I know that I have nothing to prove. I just want to give him a kick in the bum!

Leo is beautiful. Mine is Toby. Always.❤️❤️

Looking back at my parents, with some research I now understand the causes of why they were how they were & also my now ex. That has helped me to put it all into perspective & not hold onto the hard thinking I had in my younger life. Understanding & knowing without labeling is the key but sometimes we don't learn that except with age. What my mom put me through when she was dying didn't help what I thought of her & only reinforced what I thought at the time (2004/2005) but I am in a totally different place with my approach to life now than I was then & have recovered from the PTSD issues in my life that were caused by what I went through. For me, time & good therapy was important in overcoming the thoughts & moving out of the environment that in many ways encouraged that kind of thinking