tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post488884259298333905..comments2023-04-17T08:44:13.092-07:00Comments on Crazy with a side of Awesome Sauce: I had to shineAndygirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-86815909979813050332010-10-03T18:59:45.855-07:002010-10-03T18:59:45.855-07:00thanks, Jackie! you are very wise, my friend.thanks, Jackie! you are very wise, my friend.Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-6611827145072525282010-10-03T18:48:12.393-07:002010-10-03T18:48:12.393-07:00I think not enough adults are willing to say in a ...I think not enough adults are willing to say in a public forum that their parents were toxic and they've decided to create space. I'm one of those people who somehow thinks relationships are relationships even when they're toxic, so I've "gone back" to a toxic parent (just slightly... just enough to curb my conscience, though he's far enough away to never be a big Jackie Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09037093599664597217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-72297482481296093842010-10-03T18:35:17.024-07:002010-10-03T18:35:17.024-07:00Mer- it's not condescending; it's sweet. *...Mer- it's not condescending; it's sweet. *hugs*<br /><br />that little girl and this lady LOVES Anne of Green Gables!Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-1932084255711272332010-10-03T18:24:16.527-07:002010-10-03T18:24:16.527-07:00as horribly condescending as i sound, i am so very...as horribly condescending as i sound, i am so very proud of you for sharing this. you know i'm fighting to figure out how to tell my own awful stories. my troubles may not stem from my mama, but please know, ladylove, you are in good company. <br /><br />AND, i must say, you have done an excellent job painting that horrible picture. i want to make that little girl cookies & find her a meredithblumoffhttp://ohthatmeredith.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-75819723071686909942010-10-01T19:21:41.433-07:002010-10-01T19:21:41.433-07:00Dawn, you're the best. and that's exactly ...Dawn, you're the best. and that's exactly my philosophy! we can make our own families with people that actually love us. *sigh* hug reciprocated.Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-45529421485288672292010-10-01T19:15:04.248-07:002010-10-01T19:15:04.248-07:00Sugarbutt, thanks for sharing. As a child of way-...Sugarbutt, thanks for sharing. As a child of way-less-than-perfect parents too, let me just say that I'm right with you. Thank God we are smart enough to find people that care about us, and not unnececssarily hang on to the ones that just happened to give birth to us. Feel free to hug yourself and pretend that it's from me.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05176211065612790270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-71059079134384855052010-10-01T17:06:36.001-07:002010-10-01T17:06:36.001-07:00Kris, you are so very awesome! thanks for your wor...Kris, you are so very awesome! thanks for your words. much love.Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-87767730627227725232010-10-01T16:39:57.994-07:002010-10-01T16:39:57.994-07:00That you are able to remember the good moments of ...That you are able to remember the good moments of her mothering? And share those even as you make clear how very very hard it was to be this mother's daughter? I love you for that.<br /><br />For seeing that everything is not all black and white, but many many shades of gray.<br /><br />I see that little hiding terrified girl so clearly in my mind.<br /><br />But I also see the courageous krishttp://www.prettyalltrue.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-8805070528274547962010-10-01T16:18:29.744-07:002010-10-01T16:18:29.744-07:00Jules- that's right! Care Bear powa!
Zea- I l...Jules- that's right! Care Bear powa!<br /><br />Zea- I love ya!Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-79231260071809166902010-10-01T16:15:45.115-07:002010-10-01T16:15:45.115-07:00While your mother IS your mother, she is in no way...While your mother IS your mother, she is in no way someone you are obligated to have in your life. Never let anyone tell you different. And take it from me, the more you write about your experiences & put them out there, off your chest, washed from your hands into the earth, the healthier you'll be. The beauty in life is, once know the truth, accept the truth, and let it teach you but notTheTravelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00685585778878413989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-41992062743746540722010-10-01T16:10:49.227-07:002010-10-01T16:10:49.227-07:00Damn, Girl! Thanks for sharing that! I heart you! ...Damn, Girl! Thanks for sharing that! I heart you! And for having a Care Bear up today too! *chest bump*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-50727827019081283312010-10-01T14:30:43.148-07:002010-10-01T14:30:43.148-07:00thanks, guys. therapy has done me a world of good....thanks, guys. therapy has done me a world of good. I'm good now!Andygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639545596114354278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-54628609737788142582010-10-01T14:21:46.294-07:002010-10-01T14:21:46.294-07:00Whoa, Andy; that's some serious stuff. No one...Whoa, Andy; that's some serious stuff. No one deserves that kind of treatment, let alone from their mother. I'm so sorry.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06022297670179924365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7933814184368176796.post-29611245783579243302010-10-01T13:48:51.496-07:002010-10-01T13:48:51.496-07:00How very sad. As a social worker who works with a...How very sad. As a social worker who works with abused and neglected children, I am very sad for the pain in your childhood. Too many children have to go through things such as you did. May you find healing (which does not in any way mean reconciliation with your mother).Shelley Parker Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13350879122787254594noreply@blogger.com