How you weave your and Cheryl's stories is both brilliant and powerful. It demonstrates the toll that poverty and shattered dreams can have on a woman's feelings of worth and general well-being. Thank you for sharing.
What a sad life, and we can see, too, that dysfunction often generational. I'm happy that you've forged your own way, Sue, breaking loose from deeply psychological chains, although I'm sure that the instincts and wounds never disappear.
Breeaking the cycle...that is huge. Because then one does not perpetrate quite as much harm to the succeeding generation, and healing can take place. Sometimes I think that humanity is still trying to break the cycle of brutality that we experienced in our pre-historic existence and continue to witness and experience today, in our so-called civilized mode. We were beasts for tens of thousands of years. Only very recently, a blink of time's eye, has the concept of egalitarianism even existed.
Sue, yours and Cheryl's are heartfelt stories that help me reflect on my puzzle of how to relate with my mother as I attempt to visit her and offer relationship. I can see that my puzzle is not unique!!
How you weave your and Cheryl's stories is both brilliant and powerful. It demonstrates the toll that poverty and shattered dreams can have on a woman's feelings of worth and general well-being. Thank you for sharing.
What a sad life, and we can see, too, that dysfunction often generational. I'm happy that you've forged your own way, Sue, breaking loose from deeply psychological chains, although I'm sure that the instincts and wounds never disappear.
Breeaking the cycle...that is huge. Because then one does not perpetrate quite as much harm to the succeeding generation, and healing can take place. Sometimes I think that humanity is still trying to break the cycle of brutality that we experienced in our pre-historic existence and continue to witness and experience today, in our so-called civilized mode. We were beasts for tens of thousands of years. Only very recently, a blink of time's eye, has the concept of egalitarianism even existed.
Sue, yours and Cheryl's are heartfelt stories that help me reflect on my puzzle of how to relate with my mother as I attempt to visit her and offer relationship. I can see that my puzzle is not unique!!
I wish you the best path forward. I think a lot about the dynamics of women's relationships. Thanks for your comment!