Some parents are overwhelmed and neglectful because of chronic stress related to what’s happening TO them from our systems and institutions. We need more support for parents to be good parents.

Having fun isn’t hard when you’ve got a library card.

FYI some abusers do go to therapy. Sometimes for years, decades even. Therapy isn’t some magic wand that makes abusive people not abusive. They actually have to choose to change their behaviour.

Politeness was drilled into me as a kid and it is a very, VERY hard habit to break. I need to figure out how to break it for good, like yesterday.

Everyone remembers the end of “I Love You Forever” when the adult son cradles his elderly mother. No one talks about the part where the mom climbs through the his bedroom window in the dead of night to rock him. Seriously, how would you actually respond if your mom did this?

If you want to set better boundaries, get used to the idea people might think you are rude, or even cruel and uncaring.

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