February 1, 2008
That chill her mother put in her…
I have a good friend whose mother isn’t good to her, and though my friend’s an adult and a long way from a childhood that was circuitous, stingy, shaming, even though she does not speak to this woman her mother, she feels the hurts still; her mother still affects her. My friend, my beautiful, accomplished friend, carries around what it was not to be loved well, enough. I wish I could take that burden from her. I wish she or I knew better how to protect her from that chill her mother put in her.
Submitted by: Grace
At 10:45 pm on February 3, 2008, Ellie commented:
My mom used to hit me. She let her second husband do the same. I left when I was 18 and never looked back. I married a good guy. I have two great kids and I treat them like she never could treat me. I try to forgive her, try to pity her. Most of the time I feel free of all it but I have my dark days too. Thank goodness they pass.