Skye Phoenix

How Reading a Book Changed my Perspective on my Parenting

I have had a lot of trauma in my life. I feel I've been used and abused by most people in my life; my family, at school, romantic partners, I could go on but that is not the purpose of this post. This post is about facing some harsh realities, including accepting the fact I brought all of my hurts, suffering, poor mental health and anger into my parenting. Probably the easiest thing to do would be to say, "well, I did the best I could." The statement is as true as the day is long but it also sounds very defensive to me and doesn't really acknowledge anything or resolve anything.