The Inner Child

In relationship to my adult self and my inner child.How do I nurture my inner child? And when I verbally say that she (the Inner child) still cries. Is this a form of disassociation?And how do I know when I have embraced my inner child. Boy it is tough being your own adult to you inner child.My mom is still alive but I don't think she is able to mother my inner child. But just maybe I don't give her enough credit. How can I test the waters to see if she can help me? I know I am afraid that I will be disappointed in what I my answer may be.Because she was not there for me as a child. But she has been there for me in my adult crisis these past 6 yrs.And I truly feel love by her now.She just couldn't help me then; she was in her own crisis and just was all used up.And she a different person now in a lot of ways.And when I look inside her I see beauty.

Smilie