By Sarah Hamelman I Went No-Contact With My Toxic Mom: Here’s What It’s Like
Two and a half years ago, with tears in my eyes, an ache in my heart, and an eight-month pregnant…
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By Laura Niebauer Palmer If You Fear Becoming Your Mother, Remember the Cycle Ends With You
How desperately I wish you could read this as you stand at the precipice of parenthood. I know how scared…
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By Autumn Knapp Learning to Forgive My Mother Took Time
Our culture says that mothers are nurturing and caring. They love you no matter what. They are always there for…
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Caring For My Toxic Mother Is An Offering, Not a Duty
I’m living smack in the middle of a generational sandwich. If you haven’t heard the term before, “sandwich generation” refers…
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A Mother/Daughter Bond Should Be Unbreakable, but Sometimes It Isn’t
It’s OK to grieve your absent parents while they’re still alive. I see so many articles or well-meaning posts from…
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By Her View From Home The Hardest Thing To Say To a Toxic Family Member is No
One of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do is say no. When enabling was the popular choice. When…
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You Are Not Your Narcissistic Mother
A mother should be someone who loves you unconditionally. Someone who brings comfort and peace. She should be someone who…
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My Toxic Mother Tears Me Down, But I Will Rise Above
Please find it in your heart to be both my mother and my friend. As I do with my own…
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I’m Going Through the Motions With My Mom
I love Mother’s Day because I am now a mother to my three beautiful children whom I adore so much,…
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By Jennifer Vail You’re Still Allowed To Grieve the Loss of a Toxic Mother
I’d thought many times about how I’d feel the day my mom died. It wouldn’t be a celebration by any…
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By herviewfromhome 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…
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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…
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