Perfect Posts — Parentless
Many a woman I know counts her mom (or mother-in-law) as being a monumental part of her support system. But what do you do when your childhood is filled with abuse and neglect due to your mother’s mental illness? What if, even after all of these years, your mother is still in extreme denial and still hasn’t sought help? What do you do when the relationship with your mom brings repeated heartbreak and jeopardizes YOUR mental health?
Kristie, aka Slackermommy, has been dealing with this issue for years. She has been on one hell of a journey. And sadly, she’s not alone. She’s one of many adults in the blogosphere who have let their parents back into their lives countless times only to be repeatedly devastated. (This is so very sad because Kristie is a very kind-hearted, generous soul who’s very fun and witty. Her parents are truly missing out.)
Her story isn’t mine to tell, so you’ll have to go to her site to read her history. But this post of hers is very powerful and gut-wrenching. I cried while reading it and I thought of her for weeks afterward. This is why I nominated her for a November Perfect Post.
Kristie is one of several Perfect Post winners. For a full list go to sponsors www.suburbanturmoil.blogspot.com and www.petroville.com.
Oh and a big wet, sloppy kiss to Jen from Absolutely Bananas for awarding me a November Perfect Post for “Only ain’t always lonely“. (This weekend they got a Christmas tree and in typical Jen fashion, the entry is highly amusing. Go see!)
And by the way, THANK YOU to the people who commented on the “Only ain’t always Lonely” post. It was nice to hear words of support. Oh and Ashley, thanks for the comment. It was sandwiched between a bunch of spam and got lost unfortunately. Sorry!
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By flutter, December 3, 2007 @ 7:10 am
perfect choice
By Heidi, December 3, 2007 @ 1:43 pm
I have a friend with very similar issues. Thank you for drawing my attention to Kristie’s post.
Heidi
By slackermommy, December 3, 2007 @ 8:18 pm
Thank you, my friend. You are such a kind and supportive friend and I really appreciate you.
Connor is so excited about coming over today! I’ll see you soon.
By becky, December 4, 2007 @ 3:22 pm
ooh i ‘ll go check it out. thanks!