Shame and Worthless were my name, But now I am called Enough, not perfect, just Enough. – Jan Smith For so many years, I did not even recognize I was living in the land of Shame and Denial. I operated on the idea of “if I could just do __________ better or be better […]
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How dare you give me roses! Pt 3 of 3
And suddenly back to today, I realized this was a healthy response. My anger was a symptom of healing. It was a symbol of not being able to be bought or pretending that everything was okay anymore. It was a refusal to let one small action make up for everyday emotional abuse. It was a […]
How dare you give me roses! Pt 2 of 3
As I look back now, I can see the pattern. He made it perfectly clear that he was not going to invest himself in putting thought and effort into how he treated me (or generally, the kids). If he had always been careless about gift giving or just was really bad at picking out gifts […]