Mum
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It’s a bitch. Today is a particularly bad day, I’m using a stick to navigate the house, and I’m feeling pretty sorry for myself. I have nerve damage in both legs from a nicked sciatic nerve during surgery in 2010 (ruptured ectopic pregnancy, but that’s a whole other post). The facet joints in my back Read more
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It’s been a tough 6 months. There have been times I’ve wanted to reach out to mum, during tough periods that I know will be difficult for her, but self-preservation has kicked in before my compassion puts me in a situation where I’m drawn back in. My stepdad is finally filing for divorce and, as Read more
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So here we are. 42 years old, very recently NC from a narcissistic mother with whom a LC relationship wasn’t working for either of us. In my 3 years in therapy – ironically started to deal with my father’s death in 2020, but quickly came to the epiphany that he wasn’t the real problem – Read more