[pachyderm]

"Your critical mother was in rare form, simultaneously carving up the turkey and slicing through your self-confidence like so much pumpkin pie. ("I'm just saying how much nicer you would look if you wore a little makeup and lost a few pounds, dear.") By the end of the meal, you had regressed from being a seemingly confident adult to an insecure, acne prone teenager..."

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/...tress-disorder

[splitimage]

There's a reason why my life became much better after deciding to only spend holidays with friends or on my own rather than with family.

--splitimage

[Skully]

I read a similiar article in a magazine I subscribe to, "Whole Living" I found it to be quite true.

Pachyderm thanks for posting of psychology today! ~W~

[ringtailcat]

.... And then she had to go & die the day after Thanksgiving, too.......... I would just like to take the months of Nov & Dec off the calendar.......