"I could go on being this complacent person trying to keep peace between us or walk away and be happy for once. I chose happiness."
Category: family
Confronting your past, trauma, and your offenders.
"...in order to truly heal from trauma was to forgive those that hurt you...a promising idea but in reality it is more difficult than you can imagine.
A mother’s duty
"All I can hope for...is peace of mind. A change to how I feel about them that...the ability to find forgiveness to be completely free of them."
Adulting Anguish – When your kids become adults.
"Reading all of this, one would get the impression that my life so far had been calm, cool, and easy but it was not."
Good day to a bad day – the awful parts.
"It feels harsh to have your grown children speak to you about your failures. It is even harsher knowing that it is true, and you are failing."