I’m Walking Away From My Toxic Mother
For the longest time, I have been so ashamed of the relationship I don’t have with my mom. I can count the number of people I’ve shared the truth…
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Mother’s Day Hurts When You’re Not Close With Your Mom
It starts with the commercials—images of smiling families, pampered moms, jewelry, flowers, and lots and lots of love. Then you notice the signs in…
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She Will Always Be My Mother But She Will Never Be My Friend
I am not friends with my mother. At best, our relationship could be described as toxic. I know my situation could be worse. I do not want to be…
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I’m Grieving the Mother I Deserved While Loving the One I Was Given
My mother is bipolar. Not as a punchline to a joke, but genuinely, medically diagnosed as bipolar. She has been my whole life though we didn’t…
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My Toxic Mother Made Me a Better Parent
Think, type, delete. Think, type, delete. Sweat profusely. Think, type, delete. This has been going on for hours, days. I’m trying…
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