Losing My Narcissistic Mother Is Complicated
It’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
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It’s so utterly destructive. It’ll knock the wind—no the very oxygen—out of your sails. It’s nauseating. Conflicting. Terrifying. And so…
Continue ReadingI wish I had a mom sometimes. I'm sorry, I think that sounds a little insensitive of me. I mean,…
Continue Reading“You are such a good mom.” Those words were medicine to my tired heart. They were Tylenol for my splitting…
Continue ReadingA yellow mug. When I picture my mom during my childhood, there’s almost always a yellow mug of coffee in…
Continue ReadingAs I was scrolling through my Timehop, I came across a picture. That picture was of my mother and my…
Continue ReadingOftentimes, people wonder how different their lives would be if they hadn’t met a certain someone. If they hadn’t gotten…
Continue ReadingI was online, searching old Amazon orders for a part we’d bought for our 1998 Buick Regal. The car was…
Continue ReadingMotherhood is not for the faint-hearted, and women tend to look to their upbringing for guidance. We may not even…
Continue ReadingI’m on a path in life that is so different from what I ever imagined growing up. It’s a path…
Continue ReadingTwo and a half years ago, with tears in my eyes, an ache in my heart, and an eight-month pregnant…
Continue ReadingI lay in a hospital bed, and the doctor placed my brand-new son into my arms. As I held him…
Continue ReadingI assumed I’d have turnkey kids. In my mind, I was a turnkey kid. I survived the toddler stage, complied…
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