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Heather Dana's avatar

Janine, tomorrow take the time to honor yourself. Take the hand of the little girl you once were & tell her how special she is and how much she is worthy of love. Take the time to be a mother to yourself. My son & I were estranged for years when he was J’s age for similar reasons but as he grew & experienced his own misgivings & mistakes, he found his was back to me understanding that despite how much he thought I let him down, he figured out that everything I did came from a deep place of love and was able to let his anger go. Today, our relationship is one rooted in love, mutual respect and a healthy humorous regard for each other’s quirky behaviors.

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Ren Powell's avatar

My heart goes out to you. I have a very similar story - two boys, divorce. But it is my youngest who has pulled away from me. I was estranged from my mother for over 30 years before her death and fear it gives my kids the idea that it is okay to just walk away when things get rough. (Of course the estrangement was much more serious than that.) I hate mother's day. And because I live in Norway, I get hit with it twice a year - once here and once in the media. So much guilt. We each find our way, I guess. I do take my guilt to the mat. Sometimes it helps. Sometimes, it really doesn't. I know that makes me a heretic.

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