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I grew up in a large Italian American family and can relate to the parties, the food, the love. And, that at times how important it is to insulate when the needs of our children, takes precedence.
Happy birthday to your amazing son. And cheers to you, Momma.
My favorite: “You provide unconditional love, compassion, and kindness when my health condition flares and I can’t be the Mom you’re used to. Your empathy reminds me that children learn what they live.”
Happy birthday Jack. I want to thank you and your family for allowing me to celebrate some of those great birthdays with you. You will always hold a special place in my heart. Love you buddy
Wow, this would have been a wonderful thing to have read from my mother. I asked both my parents to sit down with me and to apologize for the things that were available or done with my best interests involved. They both told me that they don't see why they need too. I said back, that's what I figured. Offering a solution to heal and they can't wait to downplay my interest in self care being the one thing they never taught me. I swear, they had a life insurance policy on me and didn't tell me and left me to die without any help or something different than saying I can't even keep my life in the same state and needed insulin for diabetes and they told me that I wasn't good enough to give to since my brother is a marine and I went to a community college. So I went 13 days with no insulin after being dependent on it for 8 years. Idk how I survived but I did and they did not have any joy or something else to say to me since. Life insurance policy was offered years later after confrontation repeatedly with asking why I was forced into the mental situation of needing help and family being able but not when 500,000 thousand dollars is possible. Death being my only place for the sale of my life and then I turned into a meeting spot for the same reason others were. Healing the rest but not letting me get the same back. But now I'm well enough to say I don't need anything anyway. Thanks for the effortlessly made paths towards the transmutation courage found reading from post.
I grew up in a large Italian American family and can relate to the parties, the food, the love. And, that at times how important it is to insulate when the needs of our children, takes precedence.
Happy birthday to your amazing son. And cheers to you, Momma.
This is so lovely. What a unique and special relationship you have. Happy 19th Birthday to your sweet kid who isn't a kid anymore.
My favorite: “You provide unconditional love, compassion, and kindness when my health condition flares and I can’t be the Mom you’re used to. Your empathy reminds me that children learn what they live.”
Beautiful and heartwarming essay. 🙏🙏
Happy birthday Jack. I want to thank you and your family for allowing me to celebrate some of those great birthdays with you. You will always hold a special place in my heart. Love you buddy
Wow, this would have been a wonderful thing to have read from my mother. I asked both my parents to sit down with me and to apologize for the things that were available or done with my best interests involved. They both told me that they don't see why they need too. I said back, that's what I figured. Offering a solution to heal and they can't wait to downplay my interest in self care being the one thing they never taught me. I swear, they had a life insurance policy on me and didn't tell me and left me to die without any help or something different than saying I can't even keep my life in the same state and needed insulin for diabetes and they told me that I wasn't good enough to give to since my brother is a marine and I went to a community college. So I went 13 days with no insulin after being dependent on it for 8 years. Idk how I survived but I did and they did not have any joy or something else to say to me since. Life insurance policy was offered years later after confrontation repeatedly with asking why I was forced into the mental situation of needing help and family being able but not when 500,000 thousand dollars is possible. Death being my only place for the sale of my life and then I turned into a meeting spot for the same reason others were. Healing the rest but not letting me get the same back. But now I'm well enough to say I don't need anything anyway. Thanks for the effortlessly made paths towards the transmutation courage found reading from post.