Here is the article.

This could be me, about 10 years ago. Almost exactly.

See, my parents were never abusive. They just never showed any love, and never praised my accomplishments - only told me I should do better. Even when I won the state math contest - well, your brother won it 3 years in a row, so what. Even when I won a national competition thing for business, whoop-de-doo, they didn't care, now go clean your room and work in the yard.

Anyway....I don't want to "blame" my parents for my problems - I know that it is my own self that makes me feel the way I do. I guess I just want to say that I know what it's like to have parents like this! And it sucks!

My daughter's babysitter is very close with her own daughter - she comes over to assist every now and then at the daycare (it's an in-home daycare). I see how close they are - even as adults - and I am just so insanely jealous. My mother and I never got along. And even to this day, she will never show affection. She never praises accomplishments, she only passes judgement and criticism. When I got this new job, it was not "congratulations on your new job" it was "oh, so who will be watching your daugther?"

I just hope I can be a good mom to my daughter so she has someone to talk to when she needs it...without any judgement. Just love.