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September 25, 2008, 11:37 pm PDT

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I remenber as a child being kept from my friends only because My MOTHER must of thought I would tell someone I was being ABUSED by her. At the time I did not even know what Abuse was. I just knew I was SCARED of her and did as I was told. I thought all kids had the same life I had. It wasn't until I was an adult I discovered a diary of my Dad's who had passed away that he was ABUSED by her. It then made me realize I was ABUSED and she was a mentally ill person who herself had been ABUSED by her MOTHER...she just passed it on. It was only until I found this out I found the COURAGE to FORGIVE HER. By that time she was in a Nursing home after having a stroke laying in a bed not able to speak with brain damage. I still spent years visiting her hoping she could one day say "I LOVE YOU". That never happened but I am quite sure she knew I was there for her no matter what she had done to me. I learned FORGIVENESS allows you to set free of all bitterness so that your FUTURE can be a brighter one!

how to understand & do better in one's life.  We learn this from others.  We may not learn what we would prefer but we do learn of people's vulnerability, and how easily things can go pear-shaped.  And that some things can't be undone, I wondered if I knew what emotions were?  I can understand that.  I have emotions - it's just that children especially reserve their feelings, unless for family or close friends.  It's hard to get into a child's mind & tell children how to find outlets or reveal thoughts.  To seize opportunities.  Just with any type of abuse, it's hard to get tuned into other things, to see how this may alleviate concerns or pressures. 

 


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