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Signs You Have a Narcissistic Mother
Narcissistic personality disorder affects many people, and often leads to emotional abuse, especially when narcissists get married or have children. Narcissistic parents take advantage of their authoritative position to control their children in unhealthy ways. If you have a troubled or tenuous relationship with your mother, think about your experiences together as you read this article. If you notice a lot of similarities, it may mean you were raised by narcissists.
By Joseph D. N. Kendrick7 years ago in Families
Seventy
Written About My Papa As August 2014 winds to a humid close, the lid to my heart’s cedar chest of memories hearkens back to another August, one distant and cloaked in a recollection inherited from an old soldier of "The Greatest Generation" that I once called Grandpa.
By Drew Lindsey7 years ago in Families
The Eggs, the Fireplace, and the Oroborus
When I was a child, my Mother was a domestic engineer. Back in the 1970s that was the what would become a politically correct version of housewife. Whatever the term of the day for a mother whose career is raising her family, my Mom was it. By the time I was five or six, I had consumed a hen house full of eggs for breakfast. Every morning my plate held an unseasoned scrambled egg and a piece or two of bacon. The bacon always tasted great because God imbedded tastiness pork bellies. While the good Lord scored points with bacon, eggs he or she kinda fudged up on.
By Brian Kannard7 years ago in Families
Motherhood
Motherhood is beautiful. It's been my mantra since having my son. I remind myself all the time that my job as a mom is more important to me than anything. Motherhood is one of those things that gets put down so much in our communities. We don't value it as much as our grandparents used to.
By Rachel Larson7 years ago in Families
Golden Girl’s Guide to Surviving Your Cherub Morphing Into Satan
So we’ve all heard the horror stories from our emotionally harassed friends who have the blessing of being mummy (or indeed daddy, let's not leave the guys out here!) to a demanding toddler. Most of us at one point or another have been a shoulder to cry on for that friend who hasn’t had chance to wash her hair in days (no biggie... dry shampoo was invented for a reason!) because her beloved minion has had 8 million consecutive meltdowns so mama’s shower time never quite happened. We’ve probably passed the Chardonnay whilst thinking “shit what is she doing wrong?! My kids will NEVER behave like that!” Because it’s all in the parenting right?! ... Wrong!!!! Believe me, you can be the most lax parent going or you can parent like Jo Frost after 20 cans of Red Bull... If your darling offspring chooses to assert his or herself by channelling Satan at an ear splitting level then they will... whatever you do!!! So the key is learning how to keep your sanity when the shit gets real!!
By Emma Haywood7 years ago in Families
Raising a Man in a Room Full of Women
Raising a man in a room full of women... Often I read various sources posting about women getting a seat at the table alongside men, about equal pay, about equality that women still feel they don’t have in the workplace or the world at large.
By Hannah-Adjoa Smith7 years ago in Families
Dear Daddy
Dear Daddy, Thank you for making me your daughter. Even though blood says that I’m not yours you’ve always gone above and beyond to show me that I’m yours. Thank you for giving me your last name. You didn’t have to but you did and for that I’ll always hold on to it. Thank you for always giving and showing me love. Each day of my life you never failed to show me that you love and care for me. I remember those days when I was a little girl and you’d come home from work to shower me with hugs and kisses. You’d tickle me and throw me in the air. You’d pretend to play me like a guitar when we’d listen to crazy music. I remember those days when we’d struggle together to comb out my hair for school. It was frustrating to me but you always made it better when you tried. We’d laugh about it because it was always worse than what I did. I remember you’d make me sit and watch the animal channel with you. Oh how I hated it! But I loved it because it meant that you still wanted to spend time with me. I also remember those shows that you made me watch about the kids who’d invite strangers to their house. Those shows stuck with me because it showed me what not to do. Til this day I’ve still been afraid to meet people on the internet. Each year for Christmas was hard because we never had enough money for many gifts but you always managed to make it the best. Each year I always got a few extra gifts from you. I remember each year on Father’s Day I’d always make you a card. Do you still have them? It’s ok if you don’t. You’ve always treated me like a princess. And I want to say thank you for that. You never made me feel like an outsider and you’ve always been there for me through it all. Whenever I call you’re there on other side of the phone line helping me out. You are a super dad and nothing less. You can get a little crazy sometimes but I know it’s all for the best. I LOVE YOU! And I could never thank you enough but I’ll never stop trying.
By Human Human7 years ago in Families
My Life as Momma
My high-risk OB appointment was the on the twenty-second. I see her about every month, so we can keep an eye on baby's growth and hopefully determine when and if there will be any reason to suspect that things will get difficult. Well, I found that exact thing out at this appointment.
By Aaren Murphy7 years ago in Families
The Day My Life Changed Forever
Sunday, March 19, 2017. It was a gorgeous sunny day and my boyfriend and I decided to spend the day together out of service in Port Renfrew, British Columbia exploring and having fun. I had no idea that my life would forever be changed when I woke up that morning to the sun shining through my window. I distinctively remember seeing the time at 11:06 that morning when I got in the car to leave. That number forever edged in my mind—also happens to be my dads birthday. I remember the day so vividly. We visited a few beaches and hiked up Avatar Grove. We collected rocks and shells that until about two weeks ago I left sitting in the corner of my bedroom, untouched since that day.
By Kirsten Mackie7 years ago in Families
